D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Poetic

/pō-ĕt'-ĭk/ · Po·et·ic · IPA /poʊˈɛtɪk/
01 a. Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry; as, poetic talent, theme, work, sentiments.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry; as, poetic talent, theme, work, sentiments.
  2. 2.
    Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry; as, a poetical composition; poetical prose.
Phrases & compounds
Poetic license — See License, n., 4.