i just read it in a book and i simply dont know what it is and i would really like it if you guys can give me a few easy examples too.
2006-10-01 02:05:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
In a definition, poetic justice is the rewarding of virtue and the punishment of vice, often in an especially appropriate or ironic manner.
Used as a noun... it is an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) - just deserts.
2006-10-01 02:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by Richard K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a slightly academic but fairly complete discussion of the subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetic_justice
2006-10-01 02:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by Yogini108 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You keep throwing banana peels on the floor carelessly, and then you slip on a banana peel and die.
2006-10-01 02:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by IKnowAll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get what you deserve.
A guy who cheats on his wife falls in love with someone who cheats on him.
2006-10-01 02:08:21 · answer #4 · answered by Isis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means someone getting what's coming to them, get treated as they have treated others.
Like someone who rapes and kills girls getting raped and killed in jail
2006-10-01 02:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by Emily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋