Definition of "Compose" :

verb: make up plans or basic details for

verb: put together out of existing material

verb: produce a literary work

"She composed a poem."

verb: write music

"Beethoven composed nine symphonies."

verb: calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet

"She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult."

verb: form the substance of

"Greed and ambition composed his personality."