12
sonnet(noun, music, composition, poetry, verse)
12
lay(noun, music, strain, round, air)
12
ode(noun, music, composition, poetry, poem)
11
lyric(noun, music, track, story, air)
11
ditty(noun, music, strain, piece, round)
9
carol(noun, music, strain, piece, round)
9
song(noun, music, beat, strain, composition)
7
hymn(noun, music, air, tune, song)
7
chant(noun, round, air, number, lay)
6
poem(noun, beat, strain, piece, round)
6
verse(noun, round, air, composition, poetry)
6
elegy
6
serenade(noun, music, song, poetry)
5
haiku(noun, composition, poetry, epic, lyric)
5
psalm(noun, music, round, air, number)
5
chanson(noun, poetry)
4
jingle(noun, air, tune, song, melody)
4
limerick(noun, beat, composition, song, poetry)
4
ballade
4
chorus(noun, music, piece, round, air)
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