ode

noun

Definition of odenext
as in poem
a composition in verse in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something This poem is titled, "An Ode to My Mother."

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Recent Examples of ode Parton launched the Imagination Library in 1995 as an ode to her father, who was unable to read. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Ayrshire doesn’t get the headlines or rapturous odes that the Highlands do, but this rugged coastal stretch in southwestern Scotland is filled with under-the-radar gems like Glenapp Castle. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 Whitney Houston’s powerhouse version stands alone, but Dolly’s quieter, mournful ode to her collaboration with Porter Wagoner is the artful, formative sketch to a colossal mural. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The ode to the one word Atlantans love more than any other has taken off on social media. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ode
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
  1. poem
  2. sonnet
  3. lyric
  4. rhyme
  5. lament
  6. epic
  7. psalm
  8. ballad
Noun
  • Director Ivan Uryvskyi is candid about how the play recasts the ancient poem’s themes of return and those trapped in exile and captivity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In another poem, Martial suggests that a writer seeking fame should copy his works on the toilet walls for all to read.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of poem
Noun
  • People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • The conventions ground the writing as meter and rhyme steady a sonnet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of sonnet
Noun
  • Writers were impressed by her ability to infuse emotion into lyrics.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Her lyrics were representative of America throughout different decades, including the changing experiences of women who demanded equality.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lyric
Noun
  • The rhyme between her graceful form and the sculpture’s anatomy underscores the clip’s unmistakably erotic frisson.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Still her story inspired countless macabre tales, including the grisly playground rhyme that is heard in the trailer.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of rhyme
Noun
  • That ambiguity is echoed in Banks’ score, which takes on the tone of a lament and a celebration, frustration and hope, struggle and liberation, the quest for transcendence in the face of the challenges posed by daunting inequities.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The other main track of Diamanda’s career is her interpretations of old standards, Gospel songs, laments, and folk tunes.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of lament
Noun
  • Actor and master puppeteer James Ortiz will accept the Innovator Award for Amazon MGM Studios’ interstellar epic Project Hail Mary.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Leo Tolstoy’s masterful epic—or one of them, at least—is about one woman’s scandals, passions, and ultimate tragedy, all set amid the tumult of late-19th century Russia.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of epic
Noun
  • Psalm 23 is numbered Psalm 22 in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate because of differences in how the psalms are divided and numbered.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But presiding over his daughter’s outdoor wedding helped, fulfilling another psalm’s promise.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of psalm
Noun
  • Taylor doffed his signature pageboy cap for a humble bow following the soothing ballad.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The first co-write between Henley and Frey was a bona fide cowboy ballad if cowboys kept grand pianos around campfires.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of ballad

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