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a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
your assignment is to write two poems about springtime
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Recent Examples of poem
As the Cure’s front man and primary songwriter, Smith’s never been shy about drawing blatant lyrical inspiration from his favorite books and poems.
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Chris Stanton, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Co-written with The Office executive producer Ben Silverman, The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin is described as a comedic retelling of the classic poem, featuring a visit from Steve Carell’s Michael Scott as Santa and narrated by Baumgartner’s Kevin Malone.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
And then the last poem of the book is a fortune-teller telling me my mother has died.
—James Factora, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa 730–700BC).
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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Chris Stanton, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Co-written with The Office executive producer Ben Silverman, The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin is described as a comedic retelling of the classic poem, featuring a visit from Steve Carell’s Michael Scott as Santa and narrated by Baumgartner’s Kevin Malone.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
And then the last poem of the book is a fortune-teller telling me my mother has died.
—James Factora, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa 730–700BC).
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
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There’s that earworm refrain, followed by formidably declarative verses, a powder keg of a chorus and a high-concept bridge.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the time, many future hip-hop icons were executing their verses in a simplified, nursery rhyme style.Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her lyrics tap into frustrations in relationships without narrative hand-holding.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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In addition to his wife, who wrote the album’s lyrics, Gilmour enlisted his 22-year-old daughter, Romany, to sing and play harp on the LP; there’s also a track constructed around an old recording of Wright from 2007.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trouble spots arise as songs lean tackily into nostalgia.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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The song reached new audiences — and new generations — when it was featured in the incredibly popular 2018 biopic film of the same name, which was based on MercyMe singer Bart Millard’s life and focused in large part on the story behind the song.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 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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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poem. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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