lyrically
In songful manner
Lyrically means in a manner resembling song or poetry—flowing, expressive, emotionally resonant.
A writer who describes something lyrically uses vivid, musical language: She wrote lyrically about her childhood summers.
In music, lyrically refers to the words of a song as distinct from its melody: The track is catchy but lyrically weak.
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
haiku · elegy · ode · ballad · couplet · alliteration · assonance · figurative
Fluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- vividIntensely clear and bright
- descriptivePortraying with specific details
beautifully · gracefully · flowingly · romantically · imaginatively · richly · colorfully · masterfully
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- meterDevice that measures usage
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
syncopation · lilt · phrasing · scansion · accentuation · syllabic · measured · rhythmically
verse
Metered poetic passage
sonnet · haiku · elegy · ode · ballad · couplet · alliteration · assonance · figurative · rhyme
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- vividIntensely clear and bright
descriptive · beautifully · gracefully · flowingly · romantically · imaginatively · richly · colorfully · masterfully · skillfully
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
pulse · syncopation · lilt · phrasing · scansion · accentuation · syllabic · measured · rhythmically · beat
songwriting
Creating lyrics and melodies
ballad · serenade · aria · hymn · anthem · carol · crooning · vocalist · singing · phrasing
evocative
Tending to summon memories
wistful · yearning · haunting · nostalgic · stirring · moving · passionate · expressive · tender · bittersweet
- artistic adverbsartistically, stylistically, expressively, evocatively, poetically
lyricallyprosaically
In an unexciting manner
plainly · matter-of-factly · flatly · dryly · literally
lyricallytonelessly
Without musical quality
mechanically · woodenly · harshly · coldly · discordantly
- wax lyricalSpeak enthusiastically at length
- waxing lyricalSpeaking with elaborate enthusiasm
- waxed lyricalSpoke enthusiastically at length
- waxes lyricalSpeaks with enthusiastic eloquence
- lyrical contentA song's textual meaning
- lyrical flowMusical quality in speech