as in verse
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
John Lithgow wrote a poem for Stephen Colbert this week.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
In addition to Yasin’s essay, The Key published two poems by poet and journalist Tamara Nassar and a beautiful essay on the contrapuntal and living between two world’s by poet and translator Alaa Alqaisi.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Over the years, more than 11,000 inscriptions have been found across the city, ranging from political commentary and love declarations to sporting slogans, jokes, and poems.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Over 11,000 inscriptions have been found across the city, including political commentary, love declarations, sporting slogans, jokes, and poems.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
In addition to Yasin’s essay, The Key published two poems by poet and journalist Tamara Nassar and a beautiful essay on the contrapuntal and living between two world’s by poet and translator Alaa Alqaisi.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Over the years, more than 11,000 inscriptions have been found across the city, ranging from political commentary and love declarations to sporting slogans, jokes, and poems.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Over 11,000 inscriptions have been found across the city, including political commentary, love declarations, sporting slogans, jokes, and poems.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
Noun
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The story is told in rhyming verse, its loose, conversational meter able to tighten suddenly for emphasis.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the background of one verse, Yebba lets out a bellowing laugh.—
Larisha Paul,
VIBE.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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As the crowd screamed every lyric back to them, Raya-García leaned down from the stage to sign autographs for fans losing their minds in the front row.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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The lyrics seem to be very much from your imagination.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
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The second half of the show opened with Reznor and Ross joined by Boys Noize on the remote stage for the equivalent of live remixes of Nine Inch Nails songs.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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In putting the numbers togeher, Moore and the team didn’t want to just recreate the song from the films, but celebrate those numbers as a whole, playing into how each of the films have resonated with audiences around the world.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If Wyatt and Surrey could pen brilliant sonnets under Tudor tyranny, then certainly great art can be produced under capitalism despite its particular degradations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Today’s large language models can write sonnets and debug code.—
Nicole Fraenkel,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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In their bloody poetry, the human animal expands, often to terrifying capacity.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Her team is gathering writing from political prisoners, media criticism from inside mainstream newsrooms, stories of Hollywood censorship, profiles of the former head of Addameer and of a Palestinian rapper, poetry, and lots more.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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