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as in song
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
not all poetry has to rhyme
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as in rhetoric
the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way
the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King were filled with the kind of poetry that touches people of all races
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Recent Examples of poetry
This 21+ Fort Lauderdale event is chock-full of music, dancing, poetry, soul food and conversation on justice and freedom.
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
His campaign poetry now faces the prosaic work of policy prioritization.
—Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
Each episode features an in-depth interview with a fiction, non-fiction, essay, or poetry writer.
—A Dialogue, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
To his credit, Wax achieves the challenging task of convincingly creating Izzy’s prize-winning poetry, which rings true to the character without being maudlin, arch or pretentious.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
His campaign poetry now faces the prosaic work of policy prioritization.
—Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
Each episode features an in-depth interview with a fiction, non-fiction, essay, or poetry writer.
—A Dialogue, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
To his credit, Wax achieves the challenging task of convincingly creating Izzy’s prize-winning poetry, which rings true to the character without being maudlin, arch or pretentious.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetry
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Central to the trek is connecting with the region’s Sherpa people, and learning about their culture through song, dance, and food.—
Chloe Berge,
Outside Online,
17 June 2025
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On the social media platform, X, Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus praised the group’s new song.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
17 June 2025
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Trump frequently used similarly bellicose rhetoric at various times during his first term.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
13 June 2025
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While the reactionary right offered the most frothing anti-gay rhetoric, much of the anti-gay policymaking happened under a Democrat, Bill Clinton.—
Lucas Schaefer
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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The peppy shuffle rhythm and the bright chords ground the verse in familiar territory, but Andersson’s martial piano flourishes on the minor chord in the pre-chorus briefly pull the song somewhere older and darker.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
18 June 2025
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Cardamom takes over the second verse, rhyming in a mesh of languages in a video which stars him and HAB flirting and dancing around with Queen of Katwe star Lupita Nyong’o.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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Her language moves the way the turtle does, with a deliberate, clumsy gait, carrying bulky rhymes and blocks of alliteration on plodding feet.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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The movie does use certain software in order to ensure that the rhymes of Dr Seuss’ famous feline creation are structured in iambic pentameter, Carloni explained.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 June 2025
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What makes the collection particularly unique is Kosann’s approach to reinventing classics—like the lockets, charms, and poesy rings that she’s reinterpreted in the past—but also Evert’s unique experience of being so connected to the tennis bracelet.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
17 Aug. 2022
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Kosann and Mirojnick designed three core styles for the collection: a poesy ring, a charm and a locket.—
EJ Panaligan,
Variety,
15 Nov. 2022
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetry. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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