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a composition in verse in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something
This poem is titled, "An Ode to My Mother."
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Recent Examples of ode
And Nashville’s Kisser is an ode to the Japanese teahouses known as kissaten.
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Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
The work was made specifically for the show, in a palette that is an ode to Miami’s colorways.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
The acclaimed writer returns with a love story and ode to books and the libraries that house them.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a political thriller, a horror movie, and an ode to that unrepentance.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
The work was made specifically for the show, in a palette that is an ode to Miami’s colorways.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
The acclaimed writer returns with a love story and ode to books and the libraries that house them.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a political thriller, a horror movie, and an ode to that unrepentance.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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English Pen, a human rights organization, translated one of her poems to raise awareness.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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In an interview with Parents magazine in 2020, Duff revealed that Luca wrote a poem about their family and read it aloud at her and Koma's wedding.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Artificial intelligence has never been more powerful, constantly expanding its litany of flexes — from generating sonnets and fantastical images to believably mimicking emotions, all while churning through mountains of data faster than any human being could.Adriana Lee, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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And that a major plot in the novels involves sentient, talking animals that love sonnets and science?Constance Grady, Vox, 20 Nov. 2024
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Here are five other movies about the magisterial singer-songwriter whose life and lyrics have forever expanded the contours of American music.Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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In addition to on-screen lyrics for people who aren’t yet off-book, the screenings will feature a special message from stars Arianna Grande and Cynthia Erivo (who has previously come out in favor of audience participation).Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 10 Dec. 2024
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There are these rhymes, there are these resonances, almost little melodies and verses throughout.Nick Newman, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2024
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Plus, Mikey Day’s emperor rattled off a Hamilton-style rap, with Mescal battling back with a few rhymes before topping him in a floss-off.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 7 Dec. 2024
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But these laments seemed to reach a crescendo during the Biden administration, which was seen as too focused on the United States’ growing rivalry with Beijing and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East to devote even minimal bandwidth to its southern neighbors.Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Opponents lament diverting taxpayer funding from public schools to private ones and point to examples of misuse of funds, like buying dune buggies.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Interstellar—Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway—is being celebrated with a 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray box set release.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tony Kushner's millennial epic set during the AIDS crisis is considered by some critics one of the 20th century's best plays.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The great organ's 8,000 pipes, which were covered in toxic dust after the fire and have been disassembled, cleaned and retuned, will also play a psalm as the doors re-open.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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By the end, we’re also given a typically emotive Diana Warren ballad, sung by H.E.R. The performances, too, couldn’t be better.Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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After its June 2023 release, the soaring breakup ballad finally reached the top of the singles chart in March, its slow build contributing to the song’s pervasive presence on the airwaves — and to Swims landing his first Grammy nomination for best new artist.Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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