Synonyms: poetic
Definition: characterized by romantic imagery
Usage: Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic
Similar words: nonliteral, figurative
Definition: (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
Usage: figurative language
Definition: characteristic of or befitting poetry
Usage: poetic diction
Similar words: rhetorical
Definition: given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
Usage: mere rhetorical frippery