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Word: Poem
Speech Type: Noun
late 15th century: from French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem’, from poiein ‘create’
ˈpəʊɪm
a piece of writing in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by particular attention to diction (sometimes involving rhyme), rhythm, and imagery
Short Definition:piece of writing in which expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by particular attention to diction sometimes involving rhyme
Examples:- the sun is an important symbol in this poem
- a poem in terza rima
- lyric poems
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