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a composition in verse in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something
This poem is titled, "An Ode to My Mother."
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Recent Examples of ode
The have been countless fashion and beauty odes written to twin sisters, former actors, and The Row designers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen over the years.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Driving through the city in the first few days of the fires, Grammys executive producer Ben Winston happened to play Newman’s 1983 song, an ode to his hometown and his complex feelings toward it.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Read: An ode to crying babies This is a point that most people seem to understand in other circumstances.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
More than the story of an icon, the musical is an ode to the sacrifices made while chasing down big dreams.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Driving through the city in the first few days of the fires, Grammys executive producer Ben Winston happened to play Newman’s 1983 song, an ode to his hometown and his complex feelings toward it.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Read: An ode to crying babies This is a point that most people seem to understand in other circumstances.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
More than the story of an icon, the musical is an ode to the sacrifices made while chasing down big dreams.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
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Based on the ancient Greek epic poem from Homer, The Odyssey follows Odysseus, a man on a mission to return home to his family after fighting in the Trojan War.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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An epic poem from Homer, the original literary classic explored themes of heroism, loyalty, cunning and the struggle against divine will, featuring stories like Odysseus’ encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens and the witch-goddess Circe, culminating in a reunion with his wife Penelope.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 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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Samberg hilariously jumped in to sing the Bradley Cooper half of the duet, but botched both the high notes and the lyrics before giving up.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Natalie Morales: And some of the lyrics — just excruciating.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Reporting for Box News, the faux network rhymes with another fake news organization known for spreading information, bearing a very familiar logo.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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In 1925, Hass (rhymes with pass) was 33 years old and earning 25 cents an hour as a mail carrier in Pasadena.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
1 Feb. 2025
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For example, many in the MAHA movement lament how the United States permits scores of pesticides and consumer product additives that are banned in Europe.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Strickland’s lament racked up 159,000 likes and 13.2 million views.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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These natural history epics were once the preserve of the BBC, which commissioned the likes of Blue Planet and Planet Earth, but the streamers and American nets have gotten into the game in a big way.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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That victory kicked off Nunes’ epic run as the queen of the women’s bantamweight division.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
15 Mar. 2024
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Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.—
Thomas Adamson and John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2024
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The track, which will appear on Perfume Genius’ upcoming album, Glory, is a multi-faceted epic, filled with sudden tempo changes and atmospheric swings from tender folk ballad to resonant alt-rock glory.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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The group, known for their slow jams and heartfelt ballads, met with lawmakers on Valentines Day eve to deliver a letter signed by more than 300 artists calling for swift passage of the American Music Fairness Act.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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