POETRIES Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

poetries

noun

plural of poetry

as in songs

writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response not all poetry has to rhyme

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Noun

Soon Balderas associated certain songs with her daily routine, particularly Antonio Aguilar songs.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The power of those two songs catapulted Kings of Leon from hellraising upstarts who opened for rock giants like U2, the Rolling Stones, and Pearl Jam in the mid-aughts to global stardom.

— Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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This strophic song in five verses conveys the journeyman’s joyfulness through a jaunty, tuneful vocal line over a steadily striding piano accompaniment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
The range from the verses being super low, the chorus being fully belted out nonstop on the same note, and then that breaking point of the high part.

— Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

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