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poetic

[poh-et-ik] / poʊˈɛt ɪk /


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The hum for readers of this well-crafted book comes from seeing its determined protagonist try to foil that scheme while ensuring poetic justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

When his character contacts Léa Seydoux’s French plant expert, it becomes almost too much rapturously intelligent star wattage for one quietly poetic movie, even if these god-tier actors are just zooming and talking shop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Dante Alighieri's Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

He wouldn't elaborate about any poetic licence being taken in the movie.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

At the moment, he was attempting a villanelle, a poetic form more complex than even the most complicated dance step.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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