POETIC

poetical [adjective]Poetic means of or like poetry or poets.The story is written in richly poetic language.She edited an edition of Dryden's poetical works (= poems).He ended his speech with a poetical flourish about the glory of the nation's heritage.(approving) If you describe something as poetic, you mean that it is very beautiful or expressive.People travel for miles to see these poetic sunsets.Poetic justice is when something happens to a person that seems particularly fair and deserved, usually because of the bad things that person has done. Since she's spent her life destroying other people's careers in order to get to the top, it's poetic justice that she should now be pushed out to make way for someone else.Poetic licence is when a poet or writer changes particular facts and rules to make the story they are telling more interesting or effective.The author makes use of a certain degree of poetic licence in her account of the time she spent living in rural France.