Hymn to Aphrodite

What is the author's style in Hymn to Aphrodite by Sappho?

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Lyric poetry is also the most common form of poetry, especially since its attributes are also common to many other forms of poetry. Sappho is often acknowledged as one of the earliest poets to create lyric poetry. Her lyric poems were meant to be sung, as was all lyric poetry, and were accompanied by Sappho playing the lyre. In fact, Sappho is credited with the invention of the twenty-one-string lyre. Lyric poetry's focus on individual feeling represented a new genre in Greek literary output.

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Hymn to Aphrodite