Poetics (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun (used with a singular verb)
  1. literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
  2. the study of prosody.
  3. a treatise on poetry.
  4. a treatise or collection of notes on aesthetics (4th century b.c.) by Aristotle.
noun (usually functioning as singular)
  1. the principles and forms of poetry or the study of these, esp as a form of literary criticism
  2. a treatise on poetry
Poetics (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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