lyric
Words for singing
A lyric is a word from a song: I can't get that lyric out of my head.
In the plural, lyrics means all the words: She writes her own lyrics.
As an adjective, lyric describes poetry that expresses personal emotion rather than telling a story, or music suited to such poetry: lyric poetry, lyric soprano.
A lyric poem is also called a lyric.
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- poemMetrical literary composition
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- odeLaudatory verse form
rhyme · meter · ballad · couplet · refrain · imagery · eloquence · poetic
Singers performing together
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- hookCurved catching device
- verseMetered poetic passage
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
refrain · anthem · ballad · singalong · vocalist · karaoke · songwriter · tune
Showing feelings outwardly
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- soulfulExpressing deep emotion
- romanticConducive to love
tender · melancholic · wistful · intimate · personal · confessional · evocative · moving
verse
Metered poetic passage
ode · rhyme · meter · ballad · couplet · refrain · imagery · eloquence · poetic · prose
chorus
Singers performing together
bridge · refrain · anthem · ballad · singalong · vocalist · karaoke · songwriter · tune · vocal
expressive
Showing feelings outwardly
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- soulfulExpressing deep emotion
romantic · tender · melancholic · wistful · intimate · personal · confessional · evocative · moving · plaintive
soprano
Highest female voice range
coloratura · recitative · cantata · lieder · art song · oratorio · tenor · mezzo · diva · vocalize
- Italian LiteratureDante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Dante Alighieri
- Poetic Formssonnet, villanelle, sestina, ballade, rondeau
- Hellenistic literatureepigram, idylls, Leonidas, Alexandra, Apollonius
- artsartist, creativity, expression, songs, painting
- literaturebooks, book, fiction, poetry, stories
- creationsnovel, artwork, poem, song, film
lyricinstrumental
Serving as means
music · melody · accompaniment · backing track · beat
- lyric videoSong footage showing words
- song lyricsWords of a tune
- explicit lyricsProfane song words
- rap lyricsRhythmic spoken-word verses
- wax lyricalSpeak enthusiastically at length
- love lyricsRomantic song text
lyrics, lyrical, lyricist, lyre, lyricism, lyrically, lyricists, lyric poetry