Poetics

noun

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Noun
  1. 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[…]."

  2. 2
    study of poetic works wordnet

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poetic justiceversification

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"Both significantly build on the poetics of death and dissolution that Black and Tan broached so powerfully[…]."

Etymology

From the Poetics of Aristotle.

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cognitive poetics

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