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poetic justice

 

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Noun poetic justice has 1 sense
  1. poetic justice, just deserts - an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
    --1 is a kind of result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination

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Poetic Justice

Noun

1. The concept that good actions are rewarded and bad actions are punished in a fitting and often ironic manner.

Sample Sentence: The villain, who had deceived and harmed many innocent people, eventually fell victim to poetic justice when he lost all his ill-gotten wealth.

Noun

2. The use of poetic devices, such as metaphor or symbolism, to achieve a sense of balance or fairness in a literary work.

Sample Sentence: The author skillfully employed poetic justice by giving the protagonist a tragic flaw that led to his downfall.

Noun

3. A form of justice or retribution depicted in poetry or literature, often aligning with moral or ethical principles.

Sample Sentence: The poem beautifully portrayed the concept of poetic justice, where the oppressed were finally avenged.

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