poetics

C2+ Topic:Science & Research

US /poʊˈɛtɪks/ UK /pəʊˈɛtɪks/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the study or theory of the principles and forms of poetry and literature

Aristotle's Poetics remains a foundational text in literary theory.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the study or theory of the... prosodyversification

Word family

Related forms poetic poet poetry poem

Etymology

From Ancient Greek poietike (techne) ('the art of poetry'), feminine of poietikos ('creative'), from poiein ('to make'); the term famously titles Aristotle's treatise.

poietike Ancient Greek poiein Ancient Greek

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# poetics

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /poʊˈɛtɪks/
**IPA (UK):** /pəʊˈɛtɪks/

## Meanings
1. the study or theory of the principles and forms of poetry and literature

## Examples
- Aristotle's Poetics remains a foundational text in literary theory.

## Synonyms
- prosody
- versification

## Related Forms
- poetic
- poet
- poetry
- poem

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: poietike
- Root: poiein

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek poietike (techne) ('the art of poetry'), feminine of poietikos ('creative'), from poiein ('to make'); the term famously titles Aristotle's treatise.

## AI Etymology
Poetics is from Ancient Greek poietike (techne) ('the art of poetry'), feminine of poietikos ('creative'), from poiein ('to make'); the term famously titles Aristotle's treatise. Important recorded forms include poietike (Ancient Greek) and poiein (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the study or theory of the principles and forms of poetry and literature. The wider family includes related words such as poetic, poet, poetry, and poem.

## Topics
- Science & Research
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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