lyric
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- adjective
- /ˈlɪrɪk/
- Literature
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lírico
- The poet's lyric style captivated the audience with its heartfelt imagery and melodic flow.
- lyric poetry
- lyric poems
- lyric texts
Now that's tragedy or epic poetry, sometimes lyric poetry as well, right?
- Now that's tragedy or epic poetry, sometimes lyric poetry as well, right?
Examples
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Its publication was rather unexpected because Cervenka had primarily been involved in the theoretical investigation of verse and lyric poetry.
Academic text (2006) -
A fairly common interpretive strategy among readers of lyric poetry is to search in the poem for some kind of temporal structure allowing a narrative development.
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And so it is in lyric poetry.
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Texts of lyric poetry and narrative function in different ways.
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Perhaps he wants to be able to join in it himself, which is a wish for lyric inspiration, isn't it?
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With a variety of short lyric and narrative poems, his collection offers an engaging and evolving reading experience.
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I will turn now to Cervenka's Fictional Worlds of Lyric Poetry.
Academic text (2006) -
Think, for a moment, of Hannah Senesh's short, lyric evocation of God in nature, entitled "Walking to Caesaria."
Fiction book (1999) -
Her latest album features lyric songs that beautifully express her emotions about love and loss.
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He enjoyed reading lyric poetry because it often connected with his own personal experiences.
Synonyms
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Having the beauty and strong feeling of poems
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Expressing deep personal feeling like a song
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Showing beauty, imagination, and strong feeling
Compounds
- Specialized
A woman opera singer with a warm, light middle voice for expressive roles
How Emotional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lyric comes from the Greek word for the lyre, a 'small harp' used to sing personal poems. That's why lyric describes poetry or writing that sounds like a song and shows deep personal feeling.