poetic
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I’ve been in a fight with my husband about free verse versus poetic form.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Dante Alighieri's Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
It is lost on me how he could square those poetic words with the decision he endorses in Callais.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
On The WhatsApp Shakspeare, she warns listeners of a "wolf in sheep's clothes, but in this case denim", whose poetic voice notes win her heart, until she discovers she's "one of seven other leading ladies".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
It was simple and, since both Helmholtz and the Savage were dreadfully pained by the shattering and defilement of a favourite poetic crystal, extremely effective.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Vocabulary lists containing poetic
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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Poetry
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