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as in song
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
not all poetry has to rhyme
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as in rhetoric
the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way
the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King were filled with the kind of poetry that touches people of all races
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Recent Examples of poetry
The National Museum of African American History and Culture—which, until recently, was run by The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Kevin Young—comes in for particularly splenetic denunciation.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Kilmer published two books of poetry (including My Edens After Burns) and was nominated for a spoken word album Grammy in 2012 for The Mark of Zorro.
—Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Seated once again at the Resolute Desk, Trump switched from poetry to prose.
—Bruce Yandle, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Max Webster’s production, which won three Tony Awards for its mesmerizing design, brings audiences along on an adventure that combines the heartfelt wisdom of a classic fable with the splendor of modern stage poetry.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Kilmer published two books of poetry (including My Edens After Burns) and was nominated for a spoken word album Grammy in 2012 for The Mark of Zorro.
—Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Seated once again at the Resolute Desk, Trump switched from poetry to prose.
—Bruce Yandle, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Max Webster’s production, which won three Tony Awards for its mesmerizing design, brings audiences along on an adventure that combines the heartfelt wisdom of a classic fable with the splendor of modern stage poetry.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetry
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After the song kicked in, Black recapped some of his films since his last appearance on the late night show, and then headed into the studio audience.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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The actors, currently starring in a revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, were spotted in the crowd of SNL when host Jack Black went into the audience during his monologue song.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Musk has faced criticism for his aggressive rhetoric toward international actors and interference with politics both home and abroad, culminating in his failure to secure a Republican victory at the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Erdogan recently fired up his rhetoric in this regard, by publicly calling for destruction of the ‘Zionist Israeli state’.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Denise then left the stage, and Jackson began singing the song’s fourth verse.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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For the rendition, Musgraves kicked off the first verse, before sharing lines in the chorus with Finneas.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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For starters, when asked to write a second line for a rhyming poem, the model first decided on the final word—the rhyme—and then went back and filled in the rest of the line.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Smith, long known for clean, polished rhymes, now sounds like a man confronting himself, his critics, and his choices — unapologetically.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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Expect to use up multiple pens on this novel in verse, an elegiac meditation on poesy and religion.—
Katie Ward Beim-Esche,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Mar. 2018
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s feline poesy ends its Broadway revival.—
ALEXIS SOLOSKI,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2017
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetry. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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