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.
It is useful to keep two general distinctions in mind (for more detailed definitions consult Abrams 1999 and Preminger et al 1993): lyric poetry and narrative poetry. Lyric Poetry. A lyric poem is a comparatively short, non-narrative poem in which a single speaker presents a state of mind or an emotional state. Lyric poetry retains some of the elements of song which is said to be its origin: For Greek writers the lyric was a song accompanied by the lyre.