Synonyms of rune

rune

noun

ˈrün 

as in poem

a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect

wrote many mournful runes after her lover's untimely death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poem
• song
• verse
• lyric
• sonnet
• rhyme
• poetry
• ballad
• psalm
• epigram
• rondel
• lay
• elegy
• eclogue
• madrigal
• epic
• ode
• triolet
• epos
• idyll
• poesy
• dithyramb
• haiku
• tanka
• pastoral
• limerick
• versification
• jingle
• rondeau
• pastorale
• epode
• English sonnet
• epopee
• free verse
• villanelle
• blank verse
• rondelet
• minstrelsy
• georgic
• vers libre
• senryu
• clerihew
• lament
• anacreontic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rune

Around 965, Harald Bluetooth completed Denmark's conversion to Christianity, as commemorated on the Jelling rune stone. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Dec. 2025

The hot, scarred night of Mustafar is never-changing, the cave lit by the eternal glow of the ancient runes. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025

Reading the runes of the Apple special event invites is always interesting. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

The speculation about the new album has been accompanied by a recent revamp of F+TM’s official website, which was wiped and updated with a landing page spotlighting a cryptic rune featuring two capital T’s along with four surrounding moon phases over a picture of a windswept field. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025