poem

noun

po·em ˈpō-əm

-im,

ˈpōm,

also ˈpȯ(-)im,

ˈpō-ˌem

Synonyms of poem next

: a composition in verse

: something suggesting a poem (as in expressiveness, lyricism, or formal grace)

the house we stayed in … was itself a poem—

H. J. Laski

Examples of poem in a Sentence

He wrote a poem about his parents. your assignment is to write two poems about springtime

Recent Examples on the Web The tale has long enchanted the city, dazzling visitors, prompting a poem by one of Brazil’s most celebrated poets — and giving rise to a series of interpretations. —

Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023 The difference between now and Villon’s fourteen-sixties is that his poem’s current auditor is likely to hear its question being posed not metaphorically but as a matter of sobering fact. —

Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023 The rollout includes an interactive climate atlas, a podcast series, an artwork collection and a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. —

Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023 Her poems have appeared in The Best Australian Science Writing 2023, Meanjin, the Poetry Review and the Times Literary Supplement. —

Meredi Ortega, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023 When Hugo wrote his poem, and for decades afterward, opinions about Napoleon tended to divide along the lines first set during his rule. —

David A. Bell, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023 The night hit an emotional pinnacle when writer Cleo Wade read a poem from her new book, Remember Love. —

Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023 But, the poem says, traditional educational practices where children are told to listen and not speak or think without doing, rob them of those various languages—or learning opportunities. —

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023 This poem appears in the December 2023 print edition. —

Jericho Brown, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023 See More

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