Poetics (Noun)
Meaning
Study of poetic works.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The professor's lectures on poetics helped the students understand the intricacies of Shakespeare's sonnets.
- Her research focused on the poetics of 19th-century poetry, exploring the use of imagery and symbolism in Romantic-era verse.
- The book is an in-depth analysis of the poetics of T.S. Eliot's modernist masterpiece, The Waste Land.
- Understanding the cultural context is essential for grasping the poetics of African oral traditions and the role of the griot in storytelling.
- The conference brought together scholars from various disciplines to discuss the intersection of linguistics, anthropology, and poetics in the study of folklore.