What does poetic justice mean?
Definitions for poetic justice
po·et·ic jus·tice
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Princeton's WordNet
poetic justice, just desertsnoun
an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
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poetic justicenoun
The rewarding of virtue, and the punishment of vice, especially in an ironic manner
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Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, from his major-label debut studio album Good Kid, M. A. A. D City (2012). The song, produced by American record producer Scoop DeVille, features a verse from Canadian rapper Drake. The song was released as the album's fourth official single, due to its positive response.
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poetic justice
Poetic justice is a literary device in which a character is rewarded or punished in a manner befitting their actions, ensuring a just resolution often contrary to their expectations. It suggests that moral virtue will ultimately be rewarded and wrongdoing punished, creating a balance in the narrative world. This concept is utilized to emphasize the theme of karma or establish the moral order of the universe.
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Poetic justice
Poetic justice is a literary device in which virtue is ultimately rewarded or vice punished, often in modern literature by an ironic twist of fate intimately related to the character's own conduct.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of poetic justice in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of poetic justice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of poetic justice in a Sentence
Not being able to see or interact with children for 20 years was possibly the most difficult thing to endure during my time on the island, there's a poetic justice that children in classrooms all over the world will now be able to visit Robben Island using this technology.
It's poetic justice, the descendants of the people who were pushed out of South Carolina, who had no power, who knew they could go missing if they tried to vote, have returned and they're making South Carolina work for them. South Carolina's been a long time coming.
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