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O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, I never indulge in poetics - Unless I am down with rheumatics.
Quintus Ennius

Meaning of "poetics" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POETICS

poetics  [pəʊˈɛtɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POETICS

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poetics 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 POETICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Poetics

Poetics refers generally to the theory of literary forms and literary discourse. It may refer specifically to the theory of poetry, although some speakers use the term so broadly as to denote the concept of "theory" itself.

Definition of poetics in the English dictionary

The definition of poetics in the dictionary is the principles and forms of poetry or the study of these, esp as a form of literary criticism. Other definition of poetics is a treatise on poetry.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POETICS


aesthetics
iːsˈθɛtɪks
anaesthetics
ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪks
apologetics
əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪks
athletics
æθˈlɛtɪks
bioenergetics
ˌbaɪəʊˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks
cybernetics
ˌsaɪbəˈnɛtɪks
cytogenetics
ˌsaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
dietetics
ˌdaɪɪˈtɛtɪks
electromagnetics
ɪˌlɛktrəʊmæɡˈnɛtɪks
energetics
ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks
epigenetics
ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
esthetics
ɪsˈθɛtɪks
genetics
dʒɪˈnɛtɪks
homiletics
ˌhɒmɪˈlɛtɪks
immunogenetics
ˌɪmjʊnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
kinetics
kɪˈnɛtɪks
magnetics
mæɡˈnɛtɪks
pharmacokinetics
ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks
phonetics
fəˈnɛtɪks
prosthetics
prɒsˈθɛtɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POETICS

poetic
Poetic Edda
poetic justice
poetic licence
poetical
poetically
poeticalness
poeticise
poeticism
poeticize
poeticule
poetise
poetiser
poetize
poetizer
poetless
poetlike
poetry
poetry reading
poets laureate

WORDS THAT END LIKE POETICS

acoustic phonetics
aerodonetics
articulatory phonetics
auditory phonetics
biogenetics
biomagnetics
cosmetics
cyberathletics
electrokinetics
exegetics
geodetics
hydrokinetics
hydromagnetics
mathematics
memetics
molecular genetics
nutrigenetics
phenetics
theoretics
track and field athletics
track athletics

Synonyms and antonyms of poetics in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poetics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POETICS

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

Translator English - Chinese

诗学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poética
570 millions of speakers

English

poetics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काव्यशास्त्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشعرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поэтика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poética
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রসশাস্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poétique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puisi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Poetik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詩学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவிதைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कवितेचा विषय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şiir sanatı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poetica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poetyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поетика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poetică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποιητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poëtika
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poetics
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poetikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poetics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POETICS»

The term «poetics» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POETICS» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «POETICS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word poetics.
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Quintus Ennius
O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, I never indulge in poetics - Unless I am down with rheumatics.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POETICS»

Discover the use of poetics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poetics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poetics
A work of transcendent importance, both for the history of literary criticism and in its own right
Aristotle, Gerald Frank Else, 1970
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The Poetics of Aristotle
Poetics of Aristotle In this work we have Aristotle the critic and analyzer rather than Aristotle the philosopher. the Poetics will be better understood, therefore, and more appropriable if it is read and thought of as the analysis and ...
Aristotle, 1942
3
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
Rev. ed. of: The Princeton encyclopedia of poetry and poetics / Alex Preminger and T.V.F. Brogan, co-editors; Frank J. Warnke, O.B. Hardison, Jr., and Earl Miner, associate editors. 1993.
Roland Greene, Stephen Cushman, Clare Cavanagh, 2012
4
The Poetics of Space
Shows how our perceptions of home shape our thoughts, memories, and dreams, and discusses each space from cellar to attic
Gaston Bachelard, 1994
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Cognitive Poetics: An Introduction
Cognitive poetics is a new way of thinking about literature, involving the application of cognitive linguistics and psychology to literary texts. This book is the first introductory text to this growing field.
Peter Stockwell, 2002
6
Chaucer's Sexual Poetics
Through an analysis of the poems Chaucers wordes Unto Adam, His Owne Scriveyn, Troilus and Criseyde, the Legend of Good Women, the Man of Law’s Tale, the Wife of Bath’s Tale and its Prologue, the Clerk’s Tale, and the Pardoner’s ...
Carolyn Dinshaw, 1989
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Aristotle Poetics: Editio Maior of the Greek Text with ...
The introductory chapters provide insights about the transmission of the text to the present day and especially the significance of the Syro-Arabic tradition.
Aristoteles, Leonardo Tarán, Dimitri Gutas, 2012
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Aristotle's Poetics
George Whalley's English translation of the Poetics breathes new life into the study of Aristotle's aesthetics by allowing the English-speaking student to experience the dynamic quality characteristic of Aristotle's arguments in the ...
Aristotle, John Baxter, Patrick Atherton, 1997
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Comparative Poetics: An Intercultural Essay on Theories of ...
Earl Miner demonstrates that these definitions and inferences from them constitute useful bases for comparative poetics. This work is a scholarly effort to bridge the cultural gap in literary studies between East and West.
Earl Roy Miner, 1990
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The Lost Second Book of Aristotle's Poetics
But he does not actually address any of those ideas. The surviving Poetics is incomplete. Until today. Here, Walter Watson offers a new interpretation of the lost second book of Aristotle's Poetics.
Walter Watson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POETICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poetics is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Propeller Group's 'A Universe of Collisions,' the Final Show at …
The poetics, meanwhile, remained the same: Enemy soldiers with lethal motives, collaborating by accident to make a single, extraordinary ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
2
Northern-area community calendar, July 23-29, 2015
Free poetry workshops on Beat Poetics: Workshops are scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 15 and Sept. 12 at the Winchester Cultural Center, ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
3
Rainbow SA a dangerous myth
In the process of such poetics of freedom, what kind of human figure might emerge, and what kind of future might such a human figure have? «Independent Online, Jul 15»
4
Instagram Flexin': Will Drake Speak On All The "Ghostwriter …
We achieve a mastery of language and poetics that competes on the highest levels of discourse across the entirety of human history. «HipHopDX, Jul 15»
5
'Writing is a beloved fruit of solitude'
The book was written over two and a half years as the historical research and mores of 7th century India and the intricacies of Sanskrit poetics ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
6
Prestigious fellowships for researchers in humanities, social sciences
She has been awarded an ACLS Fellowship to pursue work on Enlightenment medicine and romantic poetics. Leigh Raiford, an associate ... «UC Berkeley, Jul 15»
7
The 10 Best Emily Dickinson Poems
O'Connor picks her favorite Dickinson poems. Links to the poems are provided. Emily Dickinson did not leave any poetics or treatise to explain ... «Publishers Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Lupe Fiasco Weighs In On Meek Mill-Drake Beef, Ghostwriting In …
"We achieve a mastery of language and poetics that competes on the highest levels of discourse across the entirety of human history. «BallerStatus.com, Jul 15»
9
Singled Out: Alice Glass goes solo, Kathryn Joseph goes sublime …
Scattered poetics overlay driving rhythms and polyphonic melodies which coalesce into a rather pretty - if a touch facile - jumble of sound. «Drowned In Sound, Jul 15»
10
Fandor Streams AMERICAN PUNK Films
... the stage via performance art poetics, no-holds-barred lyrics, punk rock ethos and whip-smart wit in this edgy and entertaining documentary. «Broadway World, Jul 15»

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