não poético
1. lacking poetic qualities; not having the characteristics of poetry such as beauty, elegance, or emotional depth
The speech was unpoetic and filled with mundane details rather than inspiring imagery.
O discurso era não poético e cheio de detalhes mundanos em vez de imagens inspiradoras.
2. prosaic or dull; lacking imagination or artistic sensibility
His unpoetic way of describing love made it sound like a business transaction.
Sua forma não poética de descrever o amor fez parecer uma transação comercial.
3. not befitting poetry; crude or ungraceful in expression
The unpoetic language of the technical manual contrasted sharply with the literary novel.
A linguagem não poética do manual técnico contrastava nitidamente com o romance literário.
The term 'unpoetic' is typically used in literary and academic contexts in both Brazilian and American English to critique writing or speech that lacks aesthetic or emotional appeal. In Brazil, this criticism might be softened with the phrase 'sem poesia' (without poetry) in casual conversation, while formal literary criticism maintains the more direct 'não poético.'
Related Idioms & Phrases
call a spade a spade (unpoetic way of speaking directly)
prose over poetry (choosing unpoetic practicality)
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