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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
One of Sappho’s poem fragments also helped align the symptoms with love-sickness.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
Each variant has different aesthetics, photos and poems associated.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Taylor Swift has written a new poem that will be included on her latest exclusive vinyl release for her upcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The Harlem Renaissance was filled with poetry and song—and with performance, as enshrined in Greaves’s footage which features many spontaneous, thrillingly theatrical recitations of poems by Bontemps, Hughes, Cullen, and McKay.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
Each variant has different aesthetics, photos and poems associated.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Taylor Swift has written a new poem that will be included on her latest exclusive vinyl release for her upcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The Harlem Renaissance was filled with poetry and song—and with performance, as enshrined in Greaves’s footage which features many spontaneous, thrillingly theatrical recitations of poems by Bontemps, Hughes, Cullen, and McKay.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
Noun
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The mother-daughter duo sing the song together in the pivotal final concert scene, trading verses and loving looks.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
2 Oct. 2025
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The service included readings of verses from the Bible, reflective prayers and comforting gospel songs.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Lessons will include crafting song lyrics, gaining confidence in artistic expression and pairing songwriters with students in a mentorship program.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The band has garnered widespread recognition for their poignant storytelling and socially conscious lyrics.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Why does one hard working fan have to buy seven different versions of an album instead of just having all of the songs be on one complete album?—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The 89-minute movie includes a music video, behind-the-scenes footage, lyric videos and Swift’s personal reflections on songs from the album, according to AMC’s website.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
4 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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To the west, the London Eye pirouettes above the skyline—to the east, Shakespeare’s Globe serves legendary sonnets.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poem. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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