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Analytic approach within literary studies
Descriptive poetics is an analytic approach within literary studies. While the concept of poetics goes back to Aristotle, the term "descriptive poetics"
Descriptive_poetics
Theory of literary forms and discourse
Western world. Poetry portal Outline of poetry Cognitive poetics Descriptive poetics Historical poetics Figure of speech Poetry analysis Stylistic device Rhetorical
Poetics
Topics referred to by the same term
to the interpretation of literary texts Descriptive poetics, a form of literary criticism Historical poetics, a scholarly approach to film studies outlined
Poetics_(disambiguation)
fall within the domain of poetics." Henry Jenkins makes a distinction between descriptive poetics and prescriptive poetics where the former examine "how
Historical_poetics
1958 book by Gaston Bachelard
The Poetics of Space (French: La Poétique de l'Espace) is a 1958 book about architecture by the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. The book is considered
The_Poetics_of_Space
Figure of speech using indirect reference
171–98. Ben-Porot, Ziva (1976) The Poetics of Literary Allusion, p. 108, in PTL: A Journal for descriptive poetics and theory of literature 1 Irwin, William
Allusion
unit, similar to an elision. Descriptive poetics Historical poetics Negative capability Pathetic fallacy Poetic diction Poetic license Porson's Law Resolution:
Glossary_of_poetry_terms
1898 gothic horror novella by Henry James
Analysis of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw". PTL: A Journal for Descriptive Poetics and Theory of Literature. 1: 513–46. Rowe, John Carlos (1984). "Psychoanalytical
The_Turn_of_the_Screw
American literary scholar (1952–2025)
Alice in Wonderland, which he regarded as a symbol of postmodernism. Descriptive poetics "Faculty page". Ohio State University. Archived from the original
Brian_McHale
Systematic study of the nature of literature
Miller, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Gayatri Spivak, Avital Ronell Descriptive poetics Brian McHale Feminist literary criticism Eco-criticism – explores
Literary_theory
(1981). Introduction to poetics. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816610112. Uspenskiĭ, B. A. (1973). A poetics of composition: the structure
Glossary_of_narratology
Form of literature
the poetics collective OBJECT:PARADISE in 2018, are events which focus less on poetry as a prescriptive literary genre, but more as a descriptive linguistic
Poetry
Estonian-Russian semiotician, literary scholar
and structure of the concept of "literature". PTL: A Journal for Descriptive Poetics and Theory of Literature 1(2): 339–356. 1976. Semiotics of Cinema
Juri_Lotman
Topics referred to by the same term
to the interpretation of literary texts Descriptive poetics, a form of literary criticism Historical poetics, a scholarly approach to film studies outlined
Poetry_(disambiguation)
Semiotic organization led by Juri Lotman
Theory of Literature and Analysis of Poetry. PTL: A Journal for Descriptive Poetics and Theory of Literature 1: 317–338. Shukman, Ann 1977. Literature
Tartu–Moscow_Semiotic_School
Statement with a double meaning used as a puzzle
specifically; literary riddles are therefore often a subset of the descriptive poetic form known in both traditions as wasf. Riddles are attested in anthologies
Riddle
Descriptive term used in place of a formal name
(epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional'), also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of
Epithet
Poetry devoted to the description of specific places
Topographical poetry or loco-descriptive poetry is a genre of poetry that describes, and often praises, a landscape or place. John Denham's 1642 poem
Topographical_poetry
Descriptive names for Mary, mother of Jesus
different women.) Some descriptives of Mary are properly titles, dogmatic in nature, while some are invocations. Other descriptives are poetic or allegorical
Titles of Mary, mother of Jesus
Titles_of_Mary,_mother_of_Jesus
Theory of language
ISBN 0-335-15275-9. Waugh, Linda R. (1980). "The Poetic Function in the Theory of Roman Jakobson". Poetics Today. 2 (1). Duke University Press: 57–82. doi:10
Jakobson's functions of language
Jakobson's_functions_of_language
Israeli translation scholar
Translation. Tel Aviv: The Porter Institute for Poetics and Semiotics, Tel Aviv University. 1980. Descriptive Translation Studies and Beyond. Amsterdam/Philadelphia:
Gideon_Toury
Phrase that transgresses the rules of grammar
Filion, Charles A. (January 2015). "Differences Between English Poetics and Sanskrit Poetics". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "solecism
Solecism
Traditional form of word-play in Arabic
specifically; literary riddles are therefore often a subset of the descriptive poetic form known as waṣf. Indeed, some of the riddles included by Abū al-Maʿālī
Arabic_riddles
Brief memorable statement
By no means do all Greek epigrams behave this way; many are simply descriptive, but Meleager of Gadara and Philippus of Thessalonica, the first comprehensive
Epigram
Contemporary work about Byzantine construction
a radiance, as if lightning, emanates from him. If one were to speak in poetic terms, it shines like an autumn star." Given the earlier mention of Achilles
On_Buildings
Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
analyzed dramatic structure, beginning with Aristotle in his Poetics (c. 335 BC). In his Poetics, a theory about tragedies, the Greek philosopher Aristotle
Plot_(narrative)
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)
152–159. Poetics, p. I 1447a. Poetics, p. IV. Halliwell 2002, pp. 152–59. Poetics, p. III. Kaufmann 1968, pp. 56–60. Poetics, p. VI. Poetics, p. XXVI
Aristotle
Translation studies theory
contributor to this viewpoint. Even-Zohar, Itamar. Polysystem Studies. Poetics Today 11.1 (1990) Aveling, Harry 2005. “Two Approaches to the Positioning
Polysystem_theory
Type of book or pamphlet
Livres-accordéon, and Folded Panoramas in Literature and the Visual Arts.]. Poetics Today 1 September 2022; 43 (3): 583–587. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/03335372-9780445
Folding_book
Study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature
the Poetics, a typology and explanation along with understanding of literary forms with many specific criticisms of contemporary works of art. Poetics developed
Literary_criticism
Study of translation as an academic discipline
been related to translator training. Descriptive translation studies aims at building an empirical descriptive discipline, to fill one section of the
Translation_studies
Shift or point of dramatic change in literature
word—a word that causes the poem to change directions, known in Japanese poetics as the kireji. This is discussed in Lee Gurga's Haiku: A Poet's Guide.
Volta_(literature)
13th-century Icelandic book on Norse mythology
"would have had to have taken place gradually", and Edda in the sense of 'poetics' is not likely to have existed in the preliterary period. Edda also means
Prose_Edda
Distinctive vocabulary choices
Diction also has an impact upon word choice and syntax. Aristotle, in The Poetics (20), defines the parts of diction (λέξις) as the letter, the syllable
Diction
Thin grade of paper used for printing books which have many pages
"Bible paper". Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 21. ISBN 0-8444-0366-0
Bible_paper
Written work often reflecting the author's personal point of view
de l'autoportrait (in French). Paris: Seuil. Beaujour, Michel (1991). Poetics of the Literary Self-Portrait. Translated by Milos, Yara. New York: NYU
Essay
Sense or significance of an entity
Stanford University. Retrieved 1 October 2025. Gibbs, Raymond W. (1994). The Poetics of Mind: Figurative Thought, Language, and Understanding. Cambridge University
Meaning_(philosophy)
2015 studio album by Chris August
proves he’s more diverse than we often give him credit for, the descriptive, poetic language unearthed on The Maker is exactly the kind of lyrical genius
The Maker (Chris August album)
The_Maker_(Chris_August_album)
Philosophical study of architecture
employing the methods of phenomenology. David Seamon defines it as "the descriptive and interpretive explication of architectural experiences, situations
Phenomenology_(architecture)
15th-century Middle English poem
from its complex structure, the poem is distinguished for its vividly descriptive and imaginative language. Along with other poems in MS. Douce 302, The
The_Three_Dead_Kings
Figures in Norse mythology
descriptive of the traits and nature of war-goddesses, and are possibly the descriptive creations of skalds. Some valkyrie names may be descriptive of
Valkyrie
Concise expression memorable for its meaning
honor of a decedent, often engraved on a headstone or plaque. Epithet: a descriptive word or saying already widely associated with a specific person, idea
Saying
Genre of Arabic poetry
can be characterised as descriptive verse. The concept of waṣf was also borrowed into Persian, which developed its own rich poetic tradition in this mode
Waṣf
British classical scholar (1905–1985)
remembered for his work on Greek Drama and for his major edition of Aristotle's Poetics (Clarendon Press 1968; revised 1972). J. T. Sheppard described his prose
D._W._Lucas
Evening Walk is an example of a poetic form most associated with the 18th century, the topographical, local or loco-descriptive poem, described by Dr Johnson
An_Evening_Walk
French poet and artist
Letters, Lingo, with interviews appearing in Lingo # 4 (1995), Toward a New Poetics (1994) (ed. Serge Gavronsky), and Code of Signals (ed. Michael Palmer)
Claude_Royet-Journoud
Hybrid form of artistic expression
ISBN 9781315644400. Bryson, Norman (Summer 1988). "Intertextuality and Visual Poetics". Visual Poetics. 22 (2). Penn State University Press: 183–193. Wagner, Peter (1995)
Photo-text_art
Australian writer and academic
for a lyrical style that foregrounds feeling and the use of powerful descriptive passages. Due to his evocative short stories, he has been variously described
Dallas_John_Baker
Israeli academic (1939–2025)
diagrams, the "theory of ma'âni, in contrast to the usual theory of medieval poetics, the "theory of balâgha", from which it differs and which it complements
Joseph_Sadan
1938 book by Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren
The form of a poem is a person's attempt to deal with a certain problem, "poetic and personal." Poems are written within a historical and cultural context
Understanding_Poetry
foundation of Western linguistics as part of the study of rhetoric in his Poetics c. 335 BC. Traditions of Arabic grammar and Hebrew grammar developed during
History_of_linguistics
Work of political philosophy by Aristotle
examine them for their strong and weak points. This evidence-based, descriptive approach to the study of politics was a hallmark of Aristotle's method
Politics_(Aristotle)
Poetic form, traditionally fourteen specifically rhymed lines
29–73. "Caudate sonnet", The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, ed. Alex Preminger and T. V. F. Brogan, Princeton University Press, 1993
Sonnet
Short and descriptive story telling
(/vɪnˈjɛt/ , also /viːn-/) is a French loanword expressing a short and descriptive piece of writing that captures a brief period in time. Vignettes are
Vignette_(literature)
Stylistic device used in epic poetry
while the last verse (the explanation) differs. Many poems use the same descriptive lines while only changing the last line. This is an example of the Slavic
Slavic_antithesis
Figure of speech
beyond, or at least to give the illusion of, the classical narrative and descriptive framework, by giving the impression that the scene is real. Prosopopoeia
Hypotyposis
1966 collection of essays by Susan Sontag
keenly alert to the sensuous aspects of a given work and developing a descriptive vocabulary for how it appears and how it does whatever it does. She believes
Against_Interpretation
Scholar from Tamilnadu state, INDIA
region. An accomplished scholar and poet, he has authored numerous works on poetics, drama and music as well as commentaries on Vedanta. Born as Muddu Krishnacharya
Sumatindra_Tirtha
Thoughts on how humans should best live
most influential in his broad corpus, along with The Rhetoric, and The Poetics, while his scientific writings tend to be viewed as of more strictly historical
Aristotelian_ethics
French film director, essayist and novelist
more closely aligned with cinematic brilliance – what we might term a descriptive framework. Here, experimentation supplants narrative conventions with
Jean_Epstein
Assumed or given nickname
ˈkeɪ/ SOH-brih-kay, -KAY also pronounced SOH-brih-ket, -KET) is a descriptive nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another. A sobriquet
Sobriquet
Ancient Greek sea god and father of the Nereids
Nereus is absent from Homer's epics; the god's name in the Iliad is the descriptive ἅλιος γέρων 'Old Man of the Sea', and in the Odyssey the combination
Nereus
Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World Desi recaps the gory descriptives, award giving, and standing ovations (by just the Republicans) that made
List of The Daily Show episodes (2026)
List_of_The_Daily_Show_episodes_(2026)
Form of poetry
Allen, R.M.A. (2012). "Arabic poetics". In Greene, Roland; et al. (eds.). The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4th rev. ed.). Princeton, NJ:
Arabic_poetry
English Romantic poet (1770–1850)
publication of poems by Wordsworth in the volumes An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches. In 1795, he received a legacy of £900 from Raisley Calvert
William_Wordsworth
Indian poet and saint (1414–1488)
centuries. The compositions are philosophical or ethical, and often descriptive of the love of Radha and Krishna. Narsinh's bhajans belong to the genre
Narsinh_Mehta
Extinct Semitic language of Mesopotamia
Ancient World. Hoboken 2020, 357-372.: 360. Kouwenberg, Bert (2019). "A Descriptive Middle Assyrian Grammar, by J. J. De Ridder, Leipziger Altorientalistische
Akkadian_language
2019 terrorist attacks in New Zealand
shooting, the media, and subsequent gun control reform in New Zealand: a descriptive analysis". Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. 28 (2): 274–285. doi:10.1080/13218719
Christchurch_mosque_shootings
Appearance of reality in literature and theater
Semiotics of the Foreseen: Modes of Narrative in (Contemporary) Fiction". Poetics Today. 6 (4): 432–433. doi:10.2307/1771956. JSTOR 1771956. The Academy
Verisimilitude_(fiction)
French poetic line of 12 syllables
an alternative rhythm to the classical alexandrine. His famous self-descriptive line: J'ai disloqué | ce grand ¦ niais | d'alexandrin — Hugo: "XXVI:
French_alexandrine
Academic fields of study or professions
Literary genre Literary theory Critical theory (outline) Literary criticism Poetics Rhetoric Languages Business English Classical language Modern language
Outline of academic disciplines
Outline_of_academic_disciplines
German writer and orientalist (born 1967)
as guest lecturer in poetics at the Goethe University Frankfurt, where he gave the Frankfurter Poetikvorlesungen [Frankfurt Poetics Lectures], which were
Navid_Kermani
Anthology of poems
interpretation often labels the work as overly sensual or discredits its descriptive power because of interpretations such as Symons claiming women are “overly
The_Golden_Threshold
Enchantress in the Arthurian legend
15th century by Thomas Malory, who derived it from the original French descriptive form la fée 'the fairy'; Malory would also use the form "le Fey" alternatively
Morgan_le_Fay
Ancient Greek god of the wilds, shepherds, and flocks
Αἰγόκερως, romanized: Aigókerōs, lit. 'goat-horned') was an epithet of Pan descriptive of his figure with the horns of a goat. Lyterius (Ancient Greek: Λυτήριος)
Pan_(god)
Widely revered deity in Germanic mythology
More than 170 names are recorded for Odin; the names are variously descriptive of attributes of the god, refer to myths involving him, or refer to religious
Odin
Analysis of sets of categorical sequences
for comparing sequences. In particular, sociologists objected to the descriptive and data-reducing orientation of optimal matching, as well as to a lack
Sequence analysis in social sciences
Sequence_analysis_in_social_sciences
Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)
In 1602, he started lecturing, in 1603 he was appointed professor of poetics, in 1605 professor of Greek, and at the death of Merula in 1607 he succeeded
Daniel_Heinsius
Work of literature by Aristotle
attention is paid to delivery, but generally the reader is referred to the Poetics for more information in that area. Many chapters in Book I cover typical
Rhetoric_(Aristotle)
Coexistence of multiple points of view within a language
system of language. In "Discourse in the Novel", he criticizes linguistics, poetics, and stylistics for misunderstanding the fact that different people and
Heteroglossia
City in Ohio, United States
A calendar of Cleveland area poetry events can be found at "Cleveland Poetics". Retrieved May 20, 2023. Shakarian, Pietro A. "Mayakovsky in Cleveland:
Cleveland
Cotton fabric of fine plain weave
back from the brink". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 August 2024. A descriptive and historical account of the cotton manufacture of Dacca, in Bengal
Muslin
Lover of Apollo in Greek mythology
Marina; Whittington, Nicholas James (October 6, 2020). Roots and Routes: Poetics at New College of California. Delaware, United States: Vernon Press. pp
Hyacinth_(mythology)
Ancient Greek poet of the archaic period
as a first element in Greek compound names, treats it as a descriptive name for a poetic persona rather than as an ordinary personal name. Michael Meier-Brügger
Hesiod
Figure in Greek mythology
different readings of the same name, while the name "Prometheus" is descriptive. The suggestion that Prometheus was the human "inventor of the fire-sticks
Prometheus
English poet and artist (1757–1827)
Canterbury Pilgrims), along with other works. As a result, he wrote his Descriptive Catalogue (1809), which contains what Anthony Blunt called a "brilliant
William_Blake
are less obscure than the descriptive riddles, tending to feature metaphors and tropes which anyone familiar with Persian poetic conventions could be expected
Persian_riddles
Poem by John Ashbery
Read Postmodernist Long Poems: The Case of Ashbery's 'The Skaters'" in Poetics Today 21(3) (Fall 2000), 561-590. doi: 10.1215/03335372-21-3-561 Ashbery
The_Skaters
Painting by Giovanni Boldini
a kind of timeless beauty. In the Portrait of Donna Franca Florio the poetics of Boldinian femininity are fully recognised, so much that the work doesn't
Portrait of Donna Franca Florio
Portrait_of_Donna_Franca_Florio
Shield described in Homer's Iliad
be seen as a reflection of their perception of the world. In a poetic and descriptive way, some scholars read it as a summation of the whole of human
Shield_of_Achilles
Science of classifying organisms
Aristotle, whose works hint at a taxonomy. Earlier works were primarily descriptive and focused on plants that were useful in agriculture or medicine. There
Taxonomy_(biology)
Scottish-Australian plein-air painter and etcher
5 cm) within a 77.5 × 59.5 cm frame. Mather generally gave his works descriptive titles reflecting their principal subject. Most were named after a locality
John_Mather_(artist)
Assamese plays
subject is to worship Lord Krishna. The songs in Ankia Naat are also descriptive. Neog, Maheshwar (1985). Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement
Ankia_Naat
Japanese novelist and poet (c. 973 – c. 1014)
written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1012. Murasaki Shikibu is a descriptive name; her personal name is unknown, but she may have been Fujiwara no
Murasaki_Shikibu
American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist (born 1948)
during the 1990s. Artist Dike Blair has commented that Gibson's "terse descriptive phrases capture the moods which surround technologies, rather than their
William_Gibson
Biblical prophet
Singer, Isidore, ed. (1926). "Jeremiah". Jewish Encyclopaedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish
Jeremiah
Ruined monastery in Monmouthshire, Wales
Tintern Abbey", p.208-11 Michael Davidson, The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at Mid-Century, Cambridge University 1991, pp.83–4 Luke Walker
Tintern_Abbey
Austronesian language
aspirated retroflex phoneme. Suharno, Ignatius (1982). CRCL (ed.). A Descriptive Study of Javanese. Canberra: ANU Asia-Pacific Linguistics / Pacific Linguistics
Javanese_language
Indian poet
poems in Charjyapad are written in a code, whereby every poem has a descriptive or narrative surface meaning but also encodes tantric Buddhist teachings
Kanhapa
Literary criticism book by Northrop Frye
literature begins with three aspects of poetry given by Aristotle in his Poetics: mythos (plot), ethos (characterization/setting), and dianoia (theme/idea)
Anatomy_of_Criticism
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