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Poem
Po′em
,Noun.
[L.
poëma
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to make, to compose, to write, especially in verse: cf. F. poëme
.] 1.
A metrical composition; a composition in verse written in certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme, and characterized by imagination and poetic diction; – contradistinguished from prose;
as, the
. poems
of Homer or of Milton2.
A composition, not in verse, of which the language is highly imaginative or impassioned;
as, a prose
poem
; the poems
of Ossian.Webster 1828 Edition
Poem
PO'EM
,Noun.
1.
A metrical composition; a composition in which the verses consist of certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme; as the poems of Homer or of Milton; opposed to prose.2.
This term is also applied to some compositions in which the language is that of excited imagination; as the poems of Ossian.Definition 2024
poem
poem
English
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Noun
poem (plural poems)
- A literary piece written in verse.
- 2013 July-August, Sarah Glaz, “Ode to Prime Numbers”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
- Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes.
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- A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
- A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.
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Translations
literary piece written in verse
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piece of writing in the tradition of poetry
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piece of poetic writing
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Anagrams
Scots
Etymology
From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pom], [poəm]
Noun
poem (plural poems)
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make”).
Noun
poem n
Declension
Declension of poem