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
The lullaby only survives today because Weber's husband had hidden her poems and scores at Theresienstadt and retrieved them after the war.
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Olivia Hampton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Named after a poem by Amiri Baraka, the show is a visual feast due to Johnson’s multidisciplinary practice.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The Argonautica, an epic poem written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the third century B.C.E., chronicles the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts, including their encounter with Talos.
—Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Join our community and try out a new song or poem in front of a very supportive audience.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Hampton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Named after a poem by Amiri Baraka, the show is a visual feast due to Johnson’s multidisciplinary practice.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The Argonautica, an epic poem written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the third century B.C.E., chronicles the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts, including their encounter with Talos.
—Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Join our community and try out a new song or poem in front of a very supportive audience.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
Noun
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The speaker summons bits and pieces of a memorable night, organizing them into verses that bring those hours back to life, even though they’re gone forever.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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For National Poetry Month, five contributing poets share a gift of spring verse for readers.—
contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Listen a little more closely, however, and the lyrics often veer toward tales of dystopia and doomed love and mortality.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
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Wallen has not publicly responded to the lyrics as of Monday.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Their roster features major players from both genres scenes, including Knocked Loose, State Champs, Less Than Jake, Senses Fail, and The Story So Far, who are named after a classic New Found Glory song.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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The song incorporates music, spoken word, clips of a Vietnamese woman crying out for her son, and the sound of air raid sirens.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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But in those years, Shakespeare would produce a bounty of plays, sonnets and poems that have been studied, modernized, adapted, saturized and lionized for decades.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Read: Let our critic guide you through the power and paradox of an old-school sonnet.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poem. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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