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 passage is from Book II of the epic poem, in which Homer cataloged the Greek ships that came to do battle with Troy after Helen, the queen of Sparta and a daughter of Zeus, was taken there by Paris, the son of the king of Troy.
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Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
His claim is supported by an anti-Stratfordian faction known as the Oxfordians, who believe that his poems resemble Shakespeare’s early plays.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The history of art reads here as one long, free verse poem-in-progress, gorgeous and absorbing.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Uranus's moons are named after characters from the plays of William Shakespeare and a poem by Alexander Pope, a convention begun by John Herschel.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
His claim is supported by an anti-Stratfordian faction known as the Oxfordians, who believe that his poems resemble Shakespeare’s early plays.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The history of art reads here as one long, free verse poem-in-progress, gorgeous and absorbing.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Uranus's moons are named after characters from the plays of William Shakespeare and a poem by Alexander Pope, a convention begun by John Herschel.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
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During his audition, all four judges turned their chairs for the contestant, with Gwen Stefani hitting her red button during the song’s first verse.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In rhyming verse, the WNBA star shares a message about the importance of effort and support.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Phil Lynott, the band's co-founder and lead singer, came up with the lyrics.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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His attorneys and the entertainers who wrote to the Supreme Court argue that such lyrics are protected free speech and have nothing to do with the crime committed.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Josh is a skeptic who gets itchy whenever actors burst into song; Melissa is a believer who longs for a romance so transcendent that it can be expressed only in an airy glissando, opted up an octave.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The album, which is comprised almost wholly of covers spanning yacht rock mainstays, also includes one original Urban song to round the package out.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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After all, no poet talks seriously about doing statistical regression on sonnets to find the optimal ones.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recently reissued by original label Rough Trade Records, Songs to Remember epitomizes the group’s attempt to reconcile an art-school background, 1977-era punk ethics, and an obsession with chart pop into a musical statement as stately and cohesive as a book of sonnets.—
Alfred Soto,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2026
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Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Go back to music, rhythm, as Yeats did, for a renewal of inspiration in poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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