Example sentences for: poetic

How can you use “poetic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • So much for the vicissitudes of poetic fame.

  • In the film's most self-consciously poetic set piece, Ricky shows Lester's dour daughter Jane--in whom he recognizes a kindred spirit--a video of a plastic bag fluttering up, down, and around on invisible currents of wind.

  • Paula Van Gelder's “Poetic Licenses” [XIV, 4] reminded me of the license plate a friend reported recently.

  • Some of the scenic formations of stalactites and stalagmites have names like Old Banyan Tree Welcoming Guests and Dragon Splashing Water, providing an idea of the poetic license enjoyed by Chinese cave explorers.

  • Mrs. Dalloway and Septimus never meet, but Gorris brings them in sight of each other at the start of the film; and news of Septimus' fate triggers Mrs. Dalloway's tortured and then euphoric final musings--the epiphany that brings the movie to its poetic conclusion.


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