Originally a composition meant for musical accompaniment. The term refers to a short poem in which the poet, the poet’s persona, or another speaker expresses personal feelings. See Robert Herrick’s “T [..]

1580s, "pertaining to or adopted for the lyre or the harp," hence "suggestive of song or musical effect;" see lyric (n.).

"a lyric poem" (one suggestive of music or fit to be sung), 1580s, from Middle French lyrique "short poem expressing personal emotion," from Latin lyricus "of or for the lyre, [..]

words to a song or poem.

The lyric form is as old as Egypt (surviving examples date back to 2600 BCE), and examples exist in early Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and other sources. If literature from every culture through the ages wer [..]

A poem which expresses the personal feelings and thoughts of the poet.

adj. Fitted for expression in song.

originally, a poem meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre; now, any relatively short poem in which the speaker expresses his or her thoughts and feelings in the first person rather than recou [..]

A poem expressing personal emotion, or the words of a song.

A short non-narrative poem that has a solitary speaker, and that usually expresses a particular feeling, mood, or thought. Click here for more details.

 – a form of poetry which expresses feelings or observations

In classical Greece, a song or poem performed to the accompaniment of a harp-like stringed instrument called a lyre. In contemporary usage, a relatively short poem in which a single speaker expresses [..]

song-like, as opposed to dramatic.

Lyrics can be the words to a song, sure, but the word lyric can also refer to a kind of poetry. Lyric poetry is all about giving us a glimpse inside the speaker's head. That means lyric poetry is [..]

Means simply "lyric, songlike" from the English word, ultimately derived from Greek λυρικός (lyrikos).