Back عدالة شعرية Arabic Poezia justo Esperanto عدالت شاعرانه Persian Justice immanente French Xustiza poética Galician צדק פואטי HE Giustizia poetica Italian 勧善懲悪 Japanese Poetisk rättvisa Swedish 詩歌式正義 ZH-YUE
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Poetic justice, also called poetic irony, is a literary device with which ultimately virtue is rewarded and misdeeds are punished. In modern literature,[1] it is often accompanied by an ironic twist of fate related to the character's own action, hence the name poetic irony.[2]
- ^ "Poetic Justice - Examples of Poetic Justice in Literature". 19 December 2018.
- ^ Manuela Gertz (July 2010). Poetic Justice in William Faulkner's Absalom Absalom. GRIN Verlag. p. 4–. ISBN 978-3-640-66116-9. Retrieved 20 May 2013.