be vs compose

be and compose both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
be	No	No	Yes	No
compose	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, compose is a hyponym of be; that is, compose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:

Other hyponyms of be include make, constitute, form, make, range, straddle, fall into, fall under, pose, present, supplement.

be (verb)	compose (verb)
spend or use time	make up plans or basic details for
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function	produce a literary work
have an existence, be extant	write music
have life, be alive	put together out of existing material
form or compose	calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)	form the substance of
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form