For every organism that leaves a fossil, many more die without leaving a trace. what do paleontologist do when they study fossils? They unearth the remains of entire organisms. Sometimes they reconstruct an extinct species from a few fossil bits, the look for anatomical differences and similarities between the fossil and the living organism. Name two techniques that paleontologist use to determine the age of fossils.
I feel that in usage, lyrical is the 'soft jazz' that is always done to sad, angsty, nostalgic or sweet songs. In usage, 'contemporary' usually means 'modern jazz' or 'new jazz' that is done to more of a variety of music.
The major distinction between lyrical poems and ballads is that ballads fit into the category of narrative poetry. Poets write ballads from the point of view of a narrator, who can be a part of the story or an outside observer, according to SUNY Cortland.