What does POEM mean?

Definitions for POEM
ˈpoʊ əmpo·em

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. poem, verse formnoun

    a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

Wiktionary

  1. poemnoun

    a literary piece written in verse

  2. poemnoun

    a piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry

  3. poemnoun

    a piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Poemnoun

    The work of a poet; a metrical composition.

    Etymology: poema, Lat. ποίημα.

    A poem is not alone any work, or composition of the poets in many or few verses; but even one alone verse sometimes makes a perfect poem. Ben Jonson.

    The lady Anne of Bretaigne, passing through the presence of France, and espying Chartier, a famous poet, fast asleep, kissing him, said, we must honour the mouth whence so many golden poems have proceeded. Henry Peacham, on Poetry.

    To you the promis’d poem I will pay. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. poem

    Poem is a song by the band Taproot and the lead single from their second major label album, Welcome. It was released in 2002 and met with the highest success of any Taproot single, reaching #5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks. The track, as well as its music video, were heavily played throughout the several months following its release.

ChatGPT

  1. poem

    A poem is a piece of writing in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity through the use of distinctive style and rhythm. Poems utilize various elements such as imagery, metaphors, rhyme, and meter to convey emotions or tell stories. This literary form can be written in various structures, including sonnets, haikus, limericks, free verse, and more.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Poemnoun

    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 Milton

  2. Poemnoun

    a composition, not in verse, of which the language is highly imaginative or impassioned; as, a prose poem; the poems of Ossian

  3. Etymology: [L. poma, Gr. , fr. to make, to compose, to write, especially in verse: cf. F. pome.]

Wikidata

  1. Poem

    Poem is an album released by Canadian industrial/electronic music group Delerium in 2000.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Poem

    pō′em, n. a composition in verse: a composition of high beauty of thought or language, although not in verse.—adj. Poemat′ic, relating to a poem. [Fr. poème—L. poema—Gr. poiēma, poiein, to make.]

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'POEM' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3915

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'POEM' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3446

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'POEM' in Nouns Frequency: #1099

Anagrams for POEM »

  1. pome

  2. mope

  3. mope

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of POEM in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of POEM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of POEM in a Sentence

  1. Trey and Matt Stone Parker:

    A Haiku is just like a normal American poem except that it doesn't rhyme and it's totally stupid.

  2. Meghan Markle:

    I often find, and especially in this past year, I think so many of us realized how much happens in the quiet, it was definitely moments like that, watching them from out of the window and watching [my husband] just, you know, rock him to sleep or carry him or, you know ... those lived experiences, from my observation, are the things that I infused in this poem.

  3. Merlin:

    The Poem flows throughout one's heart, only when it is filled with the Love!

  4. Vanna Bonta:

    Poetry is a subset of a Cosmos, which in itself, is a poem.

  5. Meghan Markle:

    That poem became this story, christian layered in beautiful and ethereal watercolor illustrations that capture the warmth, joy and comfort of the relationship between fathers and sons from all walks of life; this representation was particularly important to me, and Christian and I worked closely to depict this special bond through an inclusive lens.

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