tone poem
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tone poem
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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“I wanted people to see this film like I saw ‘Bambi,’ as the most glorious, sophisticated tone poem of a story that packs a wallop.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
Without news from home, “Orbital” might well have been more of a tone poem than fully realized fiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023
“The Inspection” filters the brutal claustrophobia of Stanley Kubrick’s boot camp horror show through the piercing subjectivity of Barry Jenkins’ coming-of-age tone poem.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
Nor is it a tone poem, in which it might be sufficient for songs simply to create a mood and please the ear.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022
"The best tone poem since Don Quixote," he said, rising and making her a bow.
From Sacrifice by Whitman, Stephen French
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