poetical
poetical
Definition
po·eti·cal (pō et′i kəl)
adjective
po·et′i·cally adverb
poetical
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- genius: Mr Walker was born with a poetical genius & one of the finest singers of the age.
- composition: In all he wrote an estimated 9,000 hymns and poetical compositions, a small percentage of which are still in active use today.
- talent: His poetical talents were mirrored in numerous prizes won in various local and school competitions in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
- justice: This is a peculiarly felicitous instance of what is called poetical justice.
- piece: A few poetical pieces are interspersed, which shew a practiced and indeed a skillful hand.
- text: The project is engaged in developing software that maps the phonetic structure of English language texts, especially poetical texts.
Modifying Another Word
- highly: They are highly poetical works, full of imagery which demands interpretation.
- not: It is the idea that some things are not poetical which is literary, which is a mere product of words.
- very: In very poetical terms it means " governing rightly and doing justly " .
- purely: It is obvious that authors of tutu poems often set up a purely poetical, even technical task.
- merely: Lastly and principally, his handeling his prophesy, which is merely poetical.
- almost: Writing, often in short sentences, has a pleasing, and almost poetical, rhythm.
poetical Quotes
The Americans of all nations at any time upon the earth have probably the fullest poetical nature. The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.
In the case of Smith, the name is so poetical that it must be anarduous and heroic matter for themanto live up to it The name shouts poetryat you.
A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion, Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle With words and meanings.
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