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Shakespeare's plays were a great Teutonic Valhalla with brilliant sunshine at times and violent tempests at others. The world to him was a battlefield, but his sense of poetic justice, his sublime faith in life and its infinite resources, guided the battles.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson

Meaning of "poetic justice" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POETIC JUSTICE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POETIC JUSTICE

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adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poetic justice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POETIC JUSTICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Poetic justice

Poetic justice is a literary device in which virtue is ultimately rewarded or vice punished, often in modern literature by an ironic twist of fate intimately related to the character's own conduct.

Definition of poetic justice in the English dictionary

The definition of poetic justice in the dictionary is fitting retribution; just deserts.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POETIC JUSTICE

poet laureate
poetaster
poetastery
poetastry
poetess
poetic
Poetic Edda
poetic licence
poetical
poetically
poeticalness
poeticise
poeticism
poeticize
poetics
poeticule
poetise
poetiser
poetize
poetizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE POETIC JUSTICE

armistice
bring to justice
chief justice
College of Justice
court of justice
European Court of Justice
injustice
International Court of Justice
interstice
justice
Lord Chief Justice
miscarriage of justice
natural justice
notice
obstruction of justice
restorative justice
rough justice
solstice
street justice
summer solstice
winter solstice

Synonyms and antonyms of poetic justice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poetic justice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POETIC JUSTICE

Find out the translation of poetic justice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poetic justice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poetic justice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

因果报应
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

justicia poética
570 millions of speakers

English

poetic justice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काव्यात्मक न्याय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

العدالة الشعرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поэтическая справедливость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

justiça poética
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাব্যিক বিবেচনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

justice poétique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

keadilan puitis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

poetische Gerechtigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詩的正義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시적 정의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puisi kaadilan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công bằng thơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவிதை நீதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कवितेचा न्याय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şiirsel adalet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giustizia fatta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poetic Justice
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поетична справедливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

justiție poetică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποιητική δικαιοσύνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poëtiese geregtigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poetisk rättvisa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poetisk rettferdighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poetic justice

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POETIC JUSTICE»

The term «poetic justice» is regularly used and occupies the 77.090 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POETIC JUSTICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poetic justice» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poetic justice» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poetic justice

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QUOTES WITH «POETIC JUSTICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word poetic justice.
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Shakespeare's plays were a great Teutonic Valhalla with brilliant sunshine at times and violent tempests at others. The world to him was a battlefield, but his sense of poetic justice, his sublime faith in life and its infinite resources, guided the battles.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POETIC JUSTICE»

Discover the use of poetic justice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poetic justice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poetic Justice
Laced with intrigue and absorbing historical detail, Nigel Tranter charts the extraordinary story of this astonishing man. 'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday
Nigel Tranter, 2012
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Poetic Justice: Legal Humor in Verse
This book is not about laughing at lawyers. It's about laughing with them. It's for everyone who's in on the joke: Everyone who has witnessed the madness and met the quirky characters in this field.
J. D. DuPuy, M. L. Philpott, 2013
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Poetic Justice
It is a fight to the death, and only a miracle--or perhaps a murder--can save their beloved institution. . . . From the Paperback edition.
Amanda Cross, 2011
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Poetic Justice
Everybody's got that one dream!
Lisa Allen Thompson, 2011
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Poetic justice: filmmaking South Central style
His new film, Poetic Justice, which stars Janet Jackson and features the poetry of Maya Angelou, gives voice to young African-American women.
John Singleton, Veronica Chambers, 1993
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Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life
In Poetic Justice, one of our most prominent philosophers explores how the literary imagination is an essential ingredient of just public discourse and a democratic society.
Martha Nussbaum, 1997
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Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life
In Poetic Justice, one of our most prominent philosophers and public intellectuals explores how literature can contribute to a more just society.
Martha Craven Nussbaum, 1995
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Poetic Justice
Dark and alluring, this book reaches into the fabric of your soul, and with biting nails pulls you into the ecstasy contained within. ~J. Bouyat
A. A. Justice, 2012
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Poetic Justice
Now seventy, Vera has never stopped loving Edgar.
Margot Rising, 2004
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Sidney's Poetic Justice: The Old Arcadia, Its Eclogues, and ...
The first book-length study of The Old Arcadia as a Renaissance pastoral romance. Stillman focuses attention on the 27 eclogues that Sidney sets within his prose narrative.
Robert E. Stillman, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POETIC JUSTICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poetic justice is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pang plays LKY with finesse
It is perhaps a sort of gentle poetic justice that there is now a musical dedicated to him. Theatrical characters are often built in a way that makes ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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The what ifs
As for Vincenzo Nibali, it was sweet, poetic justice for Chris Froome. The Italian, who attacked Froome when he had a mechanical the previous ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
3
Marcos Breton: Facts prevail in latest arena lawsuit
In a way that would be poetic justice, but the better option for them would be walking away. This fight is over. Facts prevailed over bias. Opening ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
4
The 'oldest' Qur'an fragments in academic context
There seems some poetic justice in the fact that a city that is home to one of the most multicultural communities in the world (described without ... «MuslimVillage.com, Jul 15»
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IPocolypse – The Rise of the HumanoidsMark A. Leon
The love letter, as ancient as it sounds, has a level of poetic justice that cannot be matched. It was a personal gesture from a prince to his ... «LinkedIn, Jul 15»
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What a Newly Dated Early Koran Tells Us About Islam
There seems some poetic justice in the fact that a city that is home to one of the most multicultural communities in the world (described without ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Nora Speyer and Sideo Fromboluti fêted in Provincetown show
As poetic justice has it, the Art Association is but a few steps west on Commercial Street from legendary, artist-run Long Point Gallery (1977-'98) ... «Wicked Local Provincetown, Jul 15»
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Tale of two sportswomen
Poetic justice was rendered when Sania became the first Asian woman to be named United Nations Woman Goodwill Ambassador for South ... «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
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'Game Of Thrones' Creator George R.R. Martin Killed Off In Gory …
Some viewers might call the scene poetic justice as Martin has killed off so many beloved characters in his series, while others couldn't care ... «Starpulse.com, Jul 15»
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Dean Ambrose's Career at a Crossroads Due to Poor Booking from …
An Ambrose victory would have been poetic justice, especially considering the way Rollins betrayed his Shield brothers and aligned with Triple ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

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