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noun
- 1. the fact of experiencing a fitting or deserved retribution for one's actions: "the noise was deafening and it was poetic justice when the amplifiers stalled just before the start"
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Poetic justice is when something bad happens to a person who seems to deserve it, usually because of bad things that person has done. Learn more about this phrase, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
an occasion when something bad happens to a person who seems...
- Poetically
POETICALLY definition: 1. in a way that is like or relates...
- Znaczenie Poetic Justice, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
poetic justice definicja: 1. an occasion when something bad...
- Poetic Justice: Portuguese Translation
poetic justice - definition, audio pronunciation and more...
- Translate to Mandarin Chinese
poetic justice translate: 报应，应得的惩罚. Learn more in the...
- Traditional
POETIC JUSTICE translate: 報應，應得的懲罰. Learn more in the...
- Poetic License
POETIC LICENSE definition: 1. the act by a writer or poet of...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
poetic justice 의미, 정의, poetic justice의 정의: 1. an occasion...
- English (US)
Mar 28, 2024 · Learn the meaning of poetic justice, an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded usually in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate. See examples, word history, and related entries from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Poetic justice is an ideal form of justice in which the good characters are rewarded and the bad characters are punished by an ironic twist of fate. Learn how poetic justice works in Shakespeare's King Lear, Dickens' Oliver Twist and Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.
Poetic justice, also called poetic irony, is a literary device with which ultimately virtue is rewarded and misdeeds are punished. In modern literature, it is often accompanied by an ironic twist of fate related to the character's own action, hence the name poetic irony.
Poetic justice is a punishment or a reward that you feel is just, esp. when it is unexpected or unusual. Learn more about this phrase, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.
Poetic justice is a literary device that punishes vice and rewards virtue in a fitting way. Learn about its origin, examples, and contrast with irony from Britannica's editors.
An outcome in which virtue is rewarded and evil punished, often in an especially appropriate or ironic manner. For example, It was poetic justice for the known thief to go to jail for the one crime he didn't commit . [Early 1700s]
