Lyric vs Essay - What's the difference?
lyric | essay |
(poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style
Of, or relating to a writer of such poetry
lyrical
Having a light singing voice of modest range
Of, or relating to musical drama and opera
melodious
Of, or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp)
A lyric poem.
(also in plural) The words of a song or other vocal music. The singular form often refers to a part of the words, whereas the plural form can refer to all of the words.
A written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject.
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(obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.
An attempt.
* 1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom , Oxford 2003, p. 455:
(dated) To try.
* 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter II,
To move forth, as into battle.
As nouns the difference between lyric and essay
is that lyric is a lyric poem while essay is essay, usually on scientific, cultural or sociological subjects for publication in a newspaper or magazine.As an adjective lyric
is (poetry) of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.lyric
English
Alternative forms
* lyrickAdjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* lyrical * lyrically * lyricizeNoun
(en noun) (wikipedia lyric)- The lyric in line 3 doesn't rhyme.
- The lyrics were written by the composer.
Derived terms
* lyricism * lyricist * lyricizeAnagrams
*essay
English
(wikipedia essay)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature , David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”}}
- This was Lee's first essay in the kind of offensive-defensive strategy that was to become his hallmark.
Derived terms
* photo essayVerb
(en verb)- He retraced his steps to the front gate, which he essayed to open.
