lyric poem

collocation in English

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lyric
adjective
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/ˈlɪr.ɪk/us
/ˈlɪr.ɪk/
(especially of poetry and songs) expressing personal thoughts ...
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poem
noun[C]
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/ˈpəʊ.ɪm/us
/ˈpoʊ.əm/
a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas ...
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(Definition oflyricandpoemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thislyricpoemis bracketed by the word "olivewood" in the eighth and last lines.
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By analogy, instead of a shortlyricpoem, we aim for a longer epic poem.
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The title of thislyricpoemis a female character referred to by name in the last line of each of its three stanzas.
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Thislyricpoemconsists of five stanzas, with the first and last being nearly identical.
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A shortlyricpoemof 162 verses, it describes how a nameless hero, abducated from his wifes side by mysterious women, sends a message to her via a koel.
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That strategy would only work if lyric poems were actually the ideal forms they claim to be.
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He left behind nine recorded lyric poems, including five "cansos", two "partimens", and two "sirventes".
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The dream song form consisted of short, eighteen-line lyric poems in three stanzas.
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Devkota also published several collections of short lyric poems set in various traditional and non-traditional forms and meters.
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The symposium (drinking party) was one setting in which lyric poems were performed.
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In 1835 a second volume of lyric poems appeared, and in 1838 a third.
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His posthumous collection also includes various other long lyric poems (stances), chansons and elegies.
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The first part consists of 25 lyric poems.
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He was also the first person to publish some early lyric poems.
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But he achieved widespread popularity with his lyric poems.
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Hugues wrote at least five lyric poems that are preserved in various chansonniers.
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Greek lyric poems celebrate athletic victories "(epinikia)", commemorate the dead, exhort soldiers to valor, and offer religious devotion in the forms of hymns, paeans, and dithyrambs.
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He was the most prolific troubadour, leaving behind some 114 lyric poems among other works, including an "ensenhamen" of proverbs for his son, totaling about 130.
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Another later development was the album miniature, conceived as a single picture rather than a book illustration, though such images may be accompanied by short lyric poems.
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