Entry Word: poem

Function: noun

Meaning: a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect <your assignment is to write two poems about springtime>

Synonyms lyric, song, verse

Related Words rhyme (also rime); ballad, lay; elegy, English sonnet, epic, epigram, haiku, jingle, lament, limerick, ode, psalm, sonnet; blank verse, free verse, minstrelsy, poesy, poetry