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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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Recent Examples of poem
One of her poems was selected to be part of the Lunar Codex, a project to send cultural artifacts from all over the globe to the moon.
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Thadeus writes a poem for the woman and child transfixed by the cave mouth.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
All kinds of essays, narratives, stories, encyclopedias, poems, and the like are scrutinized in a mathematical and computational fashion to ferret out the nature of human writing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Harbaugh went on for two straight minutes, reciting the poem from memory.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Thadeus writes a poem for the woman and child transfixed by the cave mouth.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
All kinds of essays, narratives, stories, encyclopedias, poems, and the like are scrutinized in a mathematical and computational fashion to ferret out the nature of human writing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Harbaugh went on for two straight minutes, reciting the poem from memory.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
Noun
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Ejay and Craig had written their own rap verses to it.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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This isn’t the first time JAY-Z has been accused of helping Memphis Bleek with verses; Dame Dash made a similar claim in a 2024 interview.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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The song is having a strong resonance on social media, where people across Instagram and TikTok, to name a few, are interacting with its heartfelt lyrics and soft plena melodies and sharing some of their best memories with loved ones.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Musical performer isn't afraid to take on out-of-the-box projects and push boundaries with her explicit lyrics and jaw-dropping outfits.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Along with releasing the single, the duo shared a new music video for the song, which also stars Lady Gaga and Rosé.—
Ethan Millman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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The song, a home demo Lennon recorded in 1978, was well known to Beatles die-hards.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 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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