lyrical

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In another of Shakespeare's earliest works, which might almost be described as a lyrical farce, rhyme plays also a great part; but the finest passage, the real crown and flower of Love's Labour's Lost_, is the praise or apology of love spoken by Biron in blank verse.

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  1. adjective Expressing deep personal emotion or observations: a dancer's lyrical performance; a lyrical passage in his autobiography.
  2. adjective Highly enthusiastic; rhapsodic: gave a lyrical description of her experiences in the South Seas.
  3. adjective Lyric.

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  • It's also a terrific read, with Deane in top form: earthy, lyrical, and sensitive to the nuances of Irish life among the working poor. —  F ;SF - vol 093 issue 03 - September 1997
  • Appelt's debut novel is haunting, lyrical, and poetic. —  Semicolon
  • "So lovely and lyrical is the film's opening shot - a group of small children playing a stop-and-go variant of tag, with the pursuers advancing a few menacing steps at a time - that few seem to have noticed that the remainder amounts to little more than the usual grab-bag of cheap shock effects and pro-forma eerieness, plus subtitles," writes —  GreenCine Daily
  • At times lyrical, at other times awash in local flavor, Samarasan's prose is unrelentingly realistic. —  Powell's Books: Overview
  • Impressionistic and lyrical, as well as somber and gripping, —  SF Weekly | Complete Issue
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/ˈlɪrɪkəl/
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