free verses

noun

Definition of free versesnext
plural of free verse
as in poems
verse that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm The author's free verse has a unique rhythmic intensity.

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  1. poems
  2. lyrics
  3. songs
Noun
  • The emotions and uprooting ignited the need to write at a feverish pace, filling the pages of notebooks with poems to let those feelings out.
    Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • His thinking is more aligned with that of literary scholar Harold Bloom, who contended that poems beget other poems, in a network of influence that owes as much to Darwin’s theory of evolution as to Freud’s notion of the Oedipus complex.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of poems
Noun
  • The song's groovy, slightly mysterious lyrics and dreamy synths (with plenty of space reserved for Miller's signature guitar) ultimately pushed it up to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in September 1982.
    Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • With heartfelt lyrics and a powerful melody, the song encourages listeners to rise above their struggles and find strength in their beliefs.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lyrics
Noun
  • Apart from a handful of songs, Gaga spends most of the movie in the literal background.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Compare your picks with Pitchfork’s own lists of the best songs and best albums of the 2020s so far, and check out all of our half-decade coverage here.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of songs
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