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as in song
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
not all poetry has to rhyme
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as in rhetoric
the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way
the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King were filled with the kind of poetry that touches people of all races
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Recent Examples of poetry
In their new poetry collections, Peter Balakian’s elliptical notations let his images speak for themselves while Angie Estes’s concentration reveals a rapturous virtuosity.
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Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
Sound is essential to Cymraeg poetry.
—Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
Housing a collection encompassing six decades of Husain’s practice, including paintings, films, tapestries, photographs, poetry, and installations, the museum will be the world’s first and largest devoted to the artist’s work.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Grave robbing, premature burial, murder, terror and grief are some of the topics explored through the study of poetry, short stories and novels.
—Molly Ryder Granatino, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
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Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
Sound is essential to Cymraeg poetry.
—Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
Housing a collection encompassing six decades of Husain’s practice, including paintings, films, tapestries, photographs, poetry, and installations, the museum will be the world’s first and largest devoted to the artist’s work.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Grave robbing, premature burial, murder, terror and grief are some of the topics explored through the study of poetry, short stories and novels.
—Molly Ryder Granatino, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetry
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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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But Herrero, of the Cuba Study Group, argued that this kind of rhetoric is better understood as electoral gamesmanship.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Watson and Radcliffe have consistently voiced support for transgender rights, sometimes in direct contrast to Rowling reiterating hurtful rhetoric that is tied to the TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminists) movement, which posits the belief that trans women are not women.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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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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Nicolle closed out her routine with a rhyme that won her the one-on-one date that night.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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But in the four years since then, he’s gone to jail, fallen out with his former partner-in-rhyme Gunna and made more headlines for being at the center of public messiness than for anything he’s done with his music.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kosann and Mirojnick designed three core styles for the collection: a poesy ring, a charm and a locket.—
EJ Panaligan,
Variety,
15 Nov. 2022
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What makes the collection particularly unique is Kosann’s approach to reinventing classics—like the lockets, charms, and poesy rings that she’s reinterpreted in the past—but also Evert’s unique experience of being so connected to the tennis bracelet.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
17 Aug. 2022
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetry. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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