POEMS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Poem

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 15th century: from French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem’, from poiein ‘create’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈpəʊɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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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