poetics

po·et·ics  (p-tks)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. Literary criticism that deals with the nature, forms, and laws of poetry.

2. A treatise on or study of poetry or aesthetics.

3. The practice of writing poetry; poetic composition.

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poetics [pəʊˈɛtɪks]

n (usually functioning as singular)

1. (Literature / Poetry) the principles and forms of poetry or the study of these, esp as a form of literary criticism

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a treatise on poetry

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poetics

1. Lit. Crit. the nature and laws of poetry.
2. the study of prosody.
3. a treatise on poetry.
4. (cap.) a treatise or collection of lecture notes on aesthetics composed by Aristotle.

See also: Verse

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

poetics - study of poetic works literary study - the humanistic study of literature metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification

Translations

poetics [pəʊˈetɪks] NSING → poética f

poetics

n sing → Poetik f