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lyric poem

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noun

  • A form of poetry, typically short and non-narrative, that expresses the personal emotions, thoughts, or observations of a single speaker.

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I mean from there, you’re connecting to that tradition of mourning, of draping a mirror to the myriad worm, which is like this terrifying yet familiar, at least in the lyric poem, thing.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 20, 2019

Perhaps America’s individualism predisposed its poets toward the lyric poem, with its insistence on the primacy of a single speaker whose politics were intimate, internal, invisible.

From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2018

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Possible Synonyms

  • a song for the page
  • melic poetry
  • personal poetry
  • expressive verse
  • poetry of the self

Possible Antonyms

  • narrative poem
  • didactic poem
  • story in rhyme
  • dramatic poetry
  • historical epic

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