What is "poetic justice"

n. The rewarding of virtue, and the punishment of vice, especially in an ironic manner

n. an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) [syn: just deserts]

Poetic justice is a literary device in which ultimately virtue is rewarded and vice punished. In modern literature it is often accompanied by an ironic twist of fate related to the character's own action.

Poetic Justice is a 1993 American drama/ romance film starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur with Regina King and Joe Torry. It was written and directed by John Singleton.

The main character, Justice, writes poems which she recites throughout the movie. The poems featured in the film were written by Maya Angelou, and Angelou also appears in the film as one of the three elderly sisters whom the characters meet at a roadside family reunion. The Last Poets make an appearance toward the end of the film.

Poetic Justice reached #1 in the box office its opening weekend, grossing $11,728,455. It eventually grossed a total of $27,515,786.

Jackson received nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, with the Billboard Hot 100 number one song, " Again".

It was later referenced in Kendrick Lamar's single " Poetic Justice", which was titled after and based on the film. The song sampled Jackson's " Any Time, Any Place."

Poetic Justice is a compact disc released 19 November 1996. It contains two radio plays: Harris and the Mare, based on Stan Rogers' song of the same name, adapted by John Gavin Douglas for the CBC Radio series Nightfall, and The Sisters by Silver Donald Cameron, a play written for CBC Playhouse, for which Stan wrote and performed the music.

Poetic justice is a literary device in which virtue is ultimately rewarded or vice punished.

Poetic justice may also refer to:

• Poetic Justice (film), a 1993 film written and directed by John Singleton and starring Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, and Joe Torry
• "Poetic Justice" (song), a song by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, taken from his 2012 second studio album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
• Poetic Justice (Stan Rogers album), 1996 compact disc containing two radio plays: Harris and the Mare and The Sisters
• Poetic Justice (Lillian Axe album), a 1992 album by glam metal band Lillian Axe
• Poetic Justice (Steve Harley album), a 1996 album by Steve Harley
• Poetic Justice (soundtrack), the official movie soundtrack to John Singleton's film Poetic Justice
• Poetic Justice (TV series), a Singaporean TV series
• Poetic Justice, historical novel by Nigel Tranter
• Poetic Justice (Porridge), an episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge

Poetic Justice is the third studio album by the American glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1992.

Poetic Justice is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Steve Harley, released in 1996.

Poetic Justice is a Singaporean Chinese drama. It depicts the lives of a group of people doing investigative journalism, and will be telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It will make its debut on 11 September 2012. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.

Unlike most locally produced series about crime, this series departs from the traditional police procedural style and focuses more on investigative journalism and the media.

"Poetic Justice" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 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.

"Poetic Justice" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It aired on 25 February 1977. A new inmate arrives at Slade Prison. Fletcher is astounded that the inmate is the judge who sentenced him to Slade Prison.