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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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Meanwhile, a short poem Austen wrote in 1811 satirizing the medical practices at the time could fetch up to $150,000.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
But poems are cleverer than the people who write them.
—Leila Chatti
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The actor and writer, 65, confirmed that he wed his partner, florist Monique Pendleberry, earlier this year during a recent appearance on Today with Jenna & Friends to discuss his new book of poems, About Time, available on bookshelves now.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
But with Shelton, Lee directs a performance of one of his poems that’s part warning, part release.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
But poems are cleverer than the people who write them.
—Leila Chatti
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The actor and writer, 65, confirmed that he wed his partner, florist Monique Pendleberry, earlier this year during a recent appearance on Today with Jenna & Friends to discuss his new book of poems, About Time, available on bookshelves now.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
But with Shelton, Lee directs a performance of one of his poems that’s part warning, part release.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
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In your eyes, what makes a Cardi B verse so special?—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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The alignment to the Hogwarts house system gives us a comprehension of both astrology and the Harry Potter-verse.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The musical, featuring music by Lucy Simon and book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, marks a homecoming for Doyle, who served as artistic director of York Theatre Royal from 1993 to 1997.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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During a candid conversation on Drink Champs, the Queensbridge legend speculated that a combination of misunderstood lyrics and the height of coastal rap rivalries contributed to the tension between Mobb Deep and Tupac.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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While updated for the social media age, the adaptation does include songs from the Broadway show.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both captivated audiences with their inventive spin on musical comedies, featuring dynamic choreography and songs drawn from some of the biggest hits in Spanish and Latin pop music.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
6 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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These tablets from the end of the fourth millennium BCE show that writing did not emerge fully formed overnight, and that it was developed not to write sonnets, but receipts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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