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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
Ferlinghetti and McClure signed off no problem, but Sweet William wanted to see how his poem was being used in the film.
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Robbie Robertson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
At the end of the session, Tibbetts reads the group poem.
—Holly J. McDede, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
In the poem, the river near de Barros’s home becomes a verb.
—Idra Novey, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Her poem is about her broken home, literal and figurative.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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Robbie Robertson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
At the end of the session, Tibbetts reads the group poem.
—Holly J. McDede, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
In the poem, the river near de Barros’s home becomes a verb.
—Idra Novey, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Her poem is about her broken home, literal and figurative.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
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Then a couple of people wrote the verses, Jasper being one of those people.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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From there, both artists take turns singing the different verses in a sweet back-and-forth of their unmistakable voices.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is one person in The Queen of Versailles who, beyond the content of her lyrics, is worth listening to, and that’s Victoria.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Byrne’s lyrics are famously inquisitive.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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In addition to performing his new song, Aldean presented Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, with the inaugural Charlie Kirk Legacy Award.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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All these songs rely on a strong backbeat more than harmonies or guitar solos, for example.—
John Lingan,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Seamus Heaney’s sonnets about Northern Ireland in the 1970s and Annie Ernaux’s memoirs of France in the 1960s propose indirect but approachable ways of engaging with personal and national history.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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When women and men speaking Cervantes’ tongue are sent to concentration camps like the South Florida Detention Facility or CECOT, then what use is a sonnet?—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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MaKshya Tolbert practices poetry and placemaking in Virginia, where her grandmother raised her.—
MaKshya Tolbert,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Paniagua Guzman and other researchers have reviewed literature showing that poetry interventions open a path to self-expression for those living with dementia and their caregivers, giving them agency as well as opportunities to connect with others.—
Holly J. McDede,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poem. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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