Poetical vs Lyric - What's the difference?
poetical | lyric | Synonyms |
of or pertaining to poetry, suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry.
expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry.
(Webster 1913)
(poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style
Of, or relating to a writer of such poetry
lyrical
Having a light singing voice of modest range
Of, or relating to musical drama and opera
melodious
Of, or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp)
A lyric poem.
(also in plural) The words of a song or other vocal music. The singular form often refers to a part of the words, whereas the plural form can refer to all of the words.
Poetical is a synonym of lyric.
As adjectives the difference between poetical and lyric
is that poetical is of or pertaining to poetry, suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry while lyric is (poetry) of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.As a noun lyric is
a lyric poem.poetical
English
Alternative forms
* poeticAdjective
(en adjective)lyric
English
Alternative forms
* lyrickAdjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* lyrical * lyrically * lyricizeNoun
(en noun) (wikipedia lyric)- The lyric in line 3 doesn't rhyme.
- The lyrics were written by the composer.