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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Since its publication in 1915, the poem has been adopted by the American Legion and its auxiliary, and the poppy has become the official flower to memorialize the fallen.
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Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
His girlfriend, Pamela Courson, recited one of the 27-year-old rockstar’s poems from memory.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The letter begins with a poem by Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada, who was killed nearly two years ago in an Israeli airstrike.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 29 May 2025
The poems walk the line between paranoid survivalism and the vulnerability and care that fuel collective liberation.
—Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
His girlfriend, Pamela Courson, recited one of the 27-year-old rockstar’s poems from memory.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The letter begins with a poem by Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada, who was killed nearly two years ago in an Israeli airstrike.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 29 May 2025
The poems walk the line between paranoid survivalism and the vulnerability and care that fuel collective liberation.
—Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
Noun
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The second verse is one of the most breathless and breathtaking runs in his whole catalog.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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This spare yet encompassing verse narrative, deftly translated by Max Minden Ribeiro and Sam Riviere, provides an insightful and haunting portrait of our time.—
Diana Arterian
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Lehrer is an American songwriter known for penning lyrics that were frequently satirical.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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First up is multiple Olivier Award-winning stage musical, Top Hat — based on RKO’s classic 1935 film starring Astaire and Rogers, featuring music and lyrics by Irving Berlin — which will open in Chichester, England this summer and embark on a tour later this year.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Of course, there will also be more catchy songs — the original soundtrack, which includes 13 songs, will be available on June 6 on streaming platforms, Disney said.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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At the time, songs were streamed without the proper mechanical licenses, which was especially harmful for independent artists.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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At Paul Revere Junior High, Russell won first place at a Shakespeare Festival for his sonnet recitation.—
Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Her poems of that era — sonnets, epigrams, eminently quotable snippets of rhymed gossip — pulse with the dynamism and attitude of the modern city.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poem. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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