As written by the bard, I see (6)
I believe the answer is:
poetic
'as written' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives sometimes mean the same thing.
'by the bard i see' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the bard' becomes 'poet' (I've seen this in another clue).
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'poet' put next to 'i' is 'poeti'.
'poeti'+'c'='POETIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for poetic that I've seen before include "Written in verse" , "Like a 16" , "Lyrical like verse" , "Ice pot (anag.)" , "lines?" .)