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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
It was inspired by a 1906 poem by African American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
None of that information is, strictly speaking, relevant to this poem.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In the middle, there’s a poem about the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
The strategy is less effective for improving outputs such as poems or translations, in which ranking is subjective.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
None of that information is, strictly speaking, relevant to this poem.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In the middle, there’s a poem about the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
The strategy is less effective for improving outputs such as poems or translations, in which ranking is subjective.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
Noun
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Eisen’s version shows not the shrine but a nearby clearing, a still pool of water, and a stone slab displaying a verse by the Edo poet Matsuo Bashō.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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Richard Sherman died in May 2024 at the age of 95, but not before writing a third and final verse intended to debut in honor of the 60th anniversary of the song.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
Fox News,
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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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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Seated in the audience at Studio 8H, Nicholson introduced Adam Sandler before the comedian performed an original song paying tribute to SNL's legacy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Watch Sandler's full song, featuring Rosenthal's cameo, above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 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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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poem. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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