Poetic synonyms and antonyms

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idyllic
Tranquil and carefree:
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epic
The definition of epic is something that refers to a heroic story or something that is heroic or grand.
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heliconian
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anapestic
Of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
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poetical
Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry.
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melodious
The definition of melodious is something that is pleasant sounding.
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parnassian
Of or relating to the Parnassianism movement of French poetry in the years 1850 to 1900, whose adherents rejected Romanticism and instead favored classicism with its formal structure and emotional detachment.
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words (related)
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of poetry
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sensuous (related)
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sapphic
Of or relating to the Greek poet Sappho.
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lyrical
Appropriate for or suggestive of singing.
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metrical
Having a regular rhythm
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tuneful
The definition of tuneful is someone or something musical, with melody or harmony.
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epodic
Pertaining to or resembling an epode.
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elegiac
Sad; mournful; plaintive
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odic
Of or pertaining to odes.
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epical
Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic; having qualities of epics.
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romantic
Romantic is defined as something, such as an action or behavior, that is done to woo a significant other or to be a sign of love and/or affection.
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dramatic
Having such characteristics of a drama as conflict or suspense
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iambic
(Prosody) Consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance
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dactylic
Of or made up of dactyls
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spondaic
Of, relating to, or consisting of spondees.
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trochaic
Of or made up of trochees
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pierian
Of Pieria, where the Muses were anciently worshiped
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ionic
Of Ionic (the language variety)
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alcaic
Of Alcaeus or in the form of his verse
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pindaric
Designating an ode having two metrical forms, one for the strophe and antistrophe and another for the epode
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Dircaean
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imaginative
The definition of imaginative is having or showing creativeness or resourcefulness.
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rhapsodic
Immoderately impassioned or enthusiastic; ecstatic.
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dipodic
Consisting of two metrical feet.
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unpoetical (antonym)
Not poetical
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unimaginative (antonym)
Not imaginative
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prosaic (antonym)
(Usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain or simple, to the point of being boring; humdrum.
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beautiful
Well executed.
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dreamy
(Slang) Excellent, wonderful, delightful, etc.
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lyric
Having a lyric voice
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narrative (related)
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filmic (related)
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cinematic (related)
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expressive (related)
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allusive (related)
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revelatory (related)
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prose (related)
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elegaic (related)
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figurative (related)
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satiric (related)
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allegorical (related)
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sublime (related)
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  • Maybe it was poetic justice that her soul was doomed.

  • It shows me that I could express my appreciation of beautiful and poetic ideas in clear and animated language.

  • He has a humorous and poetic side, too.

  • Cooking was then, for the most part, no longer a poetic, but merely a chemic process.

  • This splendid burst of poetic activity, however, had raised him to a place among the first poets of his time; and in 1877 an attempt was made to induce him to accept the professorship of poetry at Oxford.

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