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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In the wake of Nancy’s murder, Mary discovers evidence of the affair, including a poem that Howard had previously written — with a particular phrase underlined — in the scrapbook that Nancy left behind and a ring belonging to Nancy hidden in Howard’s closet.
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Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Toward the end, the poem introduces the gut as a mediator who suggests the lungs as a place of rest.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
The past few years have seen a consolidation of his work: The Translations of Seamus Heaney (2023) was followed by The Letters of Seamus Heaney (2024), and last October came The Poems of Seamus Heaney, comprising the collected work and some two hundred uncollected poems.
—Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
By Olga Khazan Years before Mel Robbins published her best-selling self-help book, a struggling writer posted a poem with a similar message.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Toward the end, the poem introduces the gut as a mediator who suggests the lungs as a place of rest.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
The past few years have seen a consolidation of his work: The Translations of Seamus Heaney (2023) was followed by The Letters of Seamus Heaney (2024), and last October came The Poems of Seamus Heaney, comprising the collected work and some two hundred uncollected poems.
—Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
By Olga Khazan Years before Mel Robbins published her best-selling self-help book, a struggling writer posted a poem with a similar message.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
Noun
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During his audition, all four judges turned their chairs for the contestant, with Gwen Stefani hitting her red button during the song’s first verse.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In rhyming verse, the WNBA star shares a message about the importance of effort and support.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The lyrics suggest a child reaching out to his mother from within the womb, vulnerable and uncertain.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
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And then suddenly, lyrics were coming out, ideas were coming out.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Josh is a skeptic who gets itchy whenever actors burst into song; Melissa is a believer who longs for a romance so transcendent that it can be expressed only in an airy glissando, opted up an octave.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The album, which is comprised almost wholly of covers spanning yacht rock mainstays, also includes one original Urban song to round the package out.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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By simply turning just one strip, the sonnet is altered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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After all, no poet talks seriously about doing statistical regression on sonnets to find the optimal ones.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Go back to music, rhythm, as Yeats did, for a renewal of inspiration in poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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