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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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The epic poem has been adapted multiple times, including the Kirk Douglas starrer Ulysses, released in 1954.
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Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Apart from a glancing reference to Charlemagne, the forces of Europe are not personified in the poem.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The video is set to the sound of Louis Armstrong reading the iconic poem mentioned in the caption — written by Clement Clarke Moore.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
The plot, of course, is a riff on Clement Clarke Moore’s poem about a man who steps from his bed while his wife and children slumber to observe St. Nicholas doing what St. Nicholas does.
—Colin Fleming, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Apart from a glancing reference to Charlemagne, the forces of Europe are not personified in the poem.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The video is set to the sound of Louis Armstrong reading the iconic poem mentioned in the caption — written by Clement Clarke Moore.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
The plot, of course, is a riff on Clement Clarke Moore’s poem about a man who steps from his bed while his wife and children slumber to observe St. Nicholas doing what St. Nicholas does.
—Colin Fleming, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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Now he's recruited a seminal hip-hop figure from beyond our city borders — Slug, from Minneapolis' Atmosphere — who brings prestige to Chapelle's captivating rhymes with his own magnetic verse.Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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The poem walks readers through how to make the soup in slow, romantic verses.Anna Kodé, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Julieta Venegas adds this soft-rock ditty to her long list of memorable songs, a standout for its imaginative lyrics that evoke teenage wonder.Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Deconstruction refined most of their songs in that rehearsal space, and Avery kept writing lyrics.Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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Their tumultuous relationship captivated fans and inspired hit songs.Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Every year, following the holiday itself, interest in those songs fades almost immediately.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 31 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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