Definition of: poetic

(pō·et′ik) adjective
1. Pertaining to poetry; having the nature or quality of or expressed in poetry: a poetic theme.
2. Pertaining to, befitting, or characteristic of a poet: poetic fire.
3. Fit to be described in poetry; of a nature to evoke poetic expression: a poetic incident or scene.
4. Having or showing the sensibility, feelings, faculty, etc., of a poet.
5. Celebrated or recounted in poetry or verse. Also po·et′i·cal.
—noun Poetics. [<F poétique <L poeticus <Gk. poiētikos]