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lyric poem

DEFINITIONS OF: lyric poem

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n a short poem of songlike quality

Synonyms:
lyric
Types:
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ode
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
epithalamium
an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom
Horatian ode, Sapphic ode
an ode with several stanzas
Pindaric, Pindaric ode
an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units
choral ode
ode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama
Type of:
poem, verse form
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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