odes

noun

Definition of odesnext
plural of ode
as in sonnets
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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  1. poems
  2. lyrics
  3. ballads
Noun
  • He's been the subject of poems and stories, movies and songs, invoked as the judge of naughty or nice, the recipient of countless cookies and glasses of milk to sustain him on his journey.
    Michael Hoge, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • My maternal grandfather, who left school in 1917, could remember hundreds of lines of poems from his school days well into the 1970s.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of poems
Noun
  • Brewer & Shipley found success in the late 1960s and early 1970s for their socially conscious lyrics and commentary on the Vietnam War.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Viewers met Samberg as Clementine, who's playing keyboard and crooning his heart out in his apartment to ridiculous lyrics that seem to be about a girl who's — an actual drink?
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lyrics
Noun
  • The album’s artwork depicts a cartoon version of the messy-haired singer with an angel and devil on each of his shoulders — demonstrating its division of impassioned feel-good love songs and down-tempo ballads of loss and defeat.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But there was other live music on board, from rock ballads in the Explorers’ Lounge to upbeat soul and funk tunes, which had everyone dancing in the Torshavn Bar.
    Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of ballads
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