Critics praised the play for its poetic dialogue, which was neither vulgar nor ordinary.

poetic 是形容词，来自名词 poem（诗歌）和形容词后缀 -etic（表示"与...相关的"），意思是"具有诗歌特点的"或"富有诗意的"。在这里形容对话像诗歌一样优美、富有意境。