What does poem mean?

Definitions for poem
ˈpoʊ əmpo·em

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word poem.

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

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  2. 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. Andreas Simic:

    If I was a kitten Maybe I wouldn’t be so smitten It’s as though I’ve been bitten From the poem Smitten

  2. Gore Vidal:

    There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem.

  3. Ahmed Korayem:

    The object of the poet is not to accurately describe an emotion brought about from an experience, but rather, the poem is an acknowledgement that words have rendered themselves useless and the attempt to write is merely an acknowledgement of that moment

  4. Shanta Newlin:

    Our goal has been to publish and release the' The Hill We Climb : An Inaugural Poem for the Country' as soon as possible, we initially set a publication date of April 27th and today announced a new and improved date of March 16th.

  5. Shel Silverstein:

    Draw a crazy picture,Write a nutty poem,Sing a mumble-gumble song,Whistle through your comb.Do a loony-goony dance'Cross the kitchen floor,Put something silly in the worldThat ain't been there before.

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