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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The great poet Dante added to Noli’s renown, immortalizing it in his epic poem, La Divina Commedia.
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Over the course of two-and-a-half hours, a caravan of singers, musician and actors — some associated with her, some not necessarily — sang and read Smith’s words, an ongoing testament to the still hypnotic grip of her songs and poems.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2025
Oakland’s Youth Poet Laureate Ella Gordon recited a powerful poem about the magic of living in the diverse East Bay city, while performances from Destiny Muhammad, a.k.a.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Believing his prognosis was terminal, Fenn originally planned to write the puzzle poem, hide the treasure, and eventually hike back out to that same location and take his own life, hoping someone would one day discover the riches that remained at his final resting spot.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Over the course of two-and-a-half hours, a caravan of singers, musician and actors — some associated with her, some not necessarily — sang and read Smith’s words, an ongoing testament to the still hypnotic grip of her songs and poems.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2025
Oakland’s Youth Poet Laureate Ella Gordon recited a powerful poem about the magic of living in the diverse East Bay city, while performances from Destiny Muhammad, a.k.a.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Believing his prognosis was terminal, Fenn originally planned to write the puzzle poem, hide the treasure, and eventually hike back out to that same location and take his own life, hoping someone would one day discover the riches that remained at his final resting spot.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
Noun
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Denise then left the stage, and Jackson began singing the song’s fourth verse.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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For the rendition, Musgraves kicked off the first verse, before sharing lines in the chorus with Finneas.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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John produced the music, Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters wrote the lyrics and Rupert Goold served as the director for the musical.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Musical features original songs by sixteen-time Grammy Award-winner David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and a book by Tony Award-winning scribe Bob Martin.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After the song kicked in, Black recapped some of his films since his last appearance on the late night show, and then headed into the studio audience.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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The actors, currently starring in a revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, were spotted in the crowd of SNL when host Jack Black went into the audience during his monologue song.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Artificial intelligence has never been more powerful, constantly expanding its litany of flexes — from generating sonnets and fantastical images to believably mimicking emotions, all while churning through mountains of data faster than any human being could.—
Adriana Lee,
WWD,
26 Nov. 2024
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And that a major plot in the novels involves sentient, talking animals that love sonnets and science?—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
20 Nov. 2024
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