poem

noun

ˈpō-əm How to pronounce poem (audio)
Definition of poemnext
as in verse
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect your assignment is to write two poems about springtime

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Recent Examples of poem The report included evidence of creepy poems and consistent messages to both employees, neither of whom are named in the panel's findings. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 In a voice at once biting and contemplative, eerie and funny, Kasischke crafts poems in which nothing is ever stable or resolved. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Broadway-loving teens will fall madly in love with this 2001 musical classic about the infamous French nightclub, its star performer Satine, and her poem-writing love Christian—Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in two of their best roles. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026 Director Ivan Uryvskyi is candid about how the play recasts the ancient poem’s themes of return and those trapped in exile and captivity. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poem
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
  1. verse
  2. lyric
  3. song
  4. sonnet
  5. poetry
Noun
  • In 2019, his large-scale digital projection and sound installation data-verse 1 premiered at the Venice Biennale.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Marshals is one of two Yellowstone spinoffs — also including Dutton Ranch, starring Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser — to become a success for Yellowstone-verse Taylor Sheridan and Paramount+.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of verse
Noun
  • Anurag Saikia composed the music for the first track, which features vocals by Jyoti Nooran and lyrics by Shakeel Azmi.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But for me, the person captured within the pages of his lyrics, doodles and notes is Freddie Bulsara.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of lyric
Noun
  • Fans are now allowed to move freely, but not standing for the song can draw scrutiny, such as when Bad Bunny remained seated in the stands as the song played at Game 3 of the 2025 American League Division Series.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This is the song’s first award nomination and her first fully country track since the original Red era.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of song
Noun
  • People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • The conventions ground the writing as meter and rhyme steady a sonnet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of sonnet
Noun
  • Most of the books were published between the nineteen-seventies and the twenty-tens, and the genres spanned history, biography, fiction, poetry, literary criticism, law, and the social sciences.
    — Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This reputation is tied to the biting wit and unruly imagination found across his prose, poetry and political writings.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
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