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poetics

poetics noun: the theory of poetry, or of literature in general.

Noun

poetics (plural poetics)

  1. The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.
    • Both significantly build on the poetics of death and dissolution that Black and Tan broached so powerfully[…].1988 October 21, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Bird Watching”, in Chicago Reader

poetics meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada

poetics in Tamil

கவிதை இலக்கணம்

poetics in Bengali

poetics; the science or treatise of poetry; the study of the principles, structure, and aesthetics of poetry
কাব্যশাস্ত্র kabbośastro

poetics in Kannada

ಕಟ್ಟೊರೆಯರಿಮೆ

Forms of poetics

pluralpoetics

Plural of poetics: poetics

Origin of poetics

From the Poetics of Aristotle.

Words formed from poetics

Questions about poetics

What does poetics mean?
Poetics means the theory of poetry, or of literature in general.
What is poetics in Tamil?
Poetics in Tamil is கவிதை இலக்கணம். See Poetics meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is poetics?
Poetics is a noun.
What is the plural of poetics?
The plural of poetics is poetics.

Words near poetics in the dictionary

  1. poeticizing
  2. poetick
  3. poeticks
  4. poeticky
  5. poeticness
  6. poetics
  7. poeticule
  8. poeticules
  9. poetise
  10. poetised
  11. poetiser

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: poetics (page history and authors); poetics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); কাব্যশাস্ত্র (Bengali) (page history and authors); poetics (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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