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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
Cassidy McFadzean is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Crying Dress (House of Anansi, 2024).
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Hazlitt, 1 Aug. 2025
Others used the time to pursue creative passions: Dana Weekes, a former recovering Big Law lawyer, began writing poetry during her first sabbatical.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Usually a religious person, often one who can quote Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poetry at you:
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 29 July 2025
The lines of poetry themselves might not immediately light you up, but Rundell’s analysis will, and to read this book is to walk with her through time.
—Vogue, 29 July 2025
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Hazlitt, 1 Aug. 2025
Others used the time to pursue creative passions: Dana Weekes, a former recovering Big Law lawyer, began writing poetry during her first sabbatical.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Usually a religious person, often one who can quote Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poetry at you:
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 29 July 2025
The lines of poetry themselves might not immediately light you up, but Rundell’s analysis will, and to read this book is to walk with her through time.
—Vogue, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetry
Noun
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Liverpool’s forever No 20 was celebrated in song before, during and after the game.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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If Cain does respond via song, this might end up being the most somber diss-track battle in history.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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Trump ordered some 450 federal agents to patrol the nation's capital and target crime on Aug. 9 and 10 amid his escalating rhetoric condemning violent crime in the city.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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There's nothing new in the idea that beneath all the Bible-thumping and purity rhetoric, there might be a whole lot of dirty stuff going on in rural America.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Where the strain required for a tenor to hit that upper register lends these verses an acerbic, explosive edge, a countertenor can approach the same lines with lamblike lyricism, as Mobley did.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The first verses unspooled over a simple I-V-IV progression, one of the most fundamental sets of chord changes in folk and pop music, each verse ending with a brief upward progression that climbed back to the root chord in time for the next set of lines.—
Peter Ames Carlin,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Roc is at his best skillfully weaving internal and external rhymes together, crafting scenes of his charmed life as an indomitable hustler who can’t be shown up, intimidated, or outrhymed.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Aug. 2025
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An old American folk rhyme chuckles: Where can a man find a cap for his knee,Or a key for a lock of his hair?Can his two eyes be called an academyBecause there are pupils in there?—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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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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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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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetry. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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