A poetic word for black includes many evocative terms that convey depth and mood beyond simple black. Common poetic synonyms include ebony, which suggests rich dark wood, jet for glossy intense black, midnight for deep night black, obsidian for volcanic glass black, inky for black like ink, sable for heraldic black and luxurious fur, and stygian referring to the River Styx and meaning dark and gloomy. Other poetic words include pitch for pitch black darkness, abyssal for deep dark like an abyss, starless for night without stars, coal for black like coal, and shadowed. In poetry, black might be described as tenebrous, meaning dark and shadowy, or sable veiled. The French noir is often used poetically for stylish black. For night skies, poets might use midnight, moonless, or ebon. Choosing a poetic word depends on mood, ebony and sable suggest elegance, midnight and stygian suggest mystery, and inky and pitch suggest depth and darkness with literary texture suitable for verse.
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