Thesaurus results for POEM

poem

noun

ˈpō-əm

Definition of poem

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 cinematic masterpiece was filmed in IMAX and included a soaring score from an award-winning composer, but the original presentation of the epic poem in the ancient world would have been a much humbler affair. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 Kratz hopes his students will read Homer’s poem and use the film to generate questions that branch out into other parts of literature and history. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026 Lawrence Lewitinn is building an AI-native archive for his great-uncle’s works, which will systematize the artist’s sketches, pigment formulas, poems and color diagrams, along with his notes on color, perception and theory. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Each Saturday, this column will feature a poem with the byline and recorded for audio by the author. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poem

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Noun

The song leads off with voicemails Cook saved from the women and plays out in three parts — one verse for each.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026
Teachers of science, mathematics and English were expected to include Quranic verses, sayings and traditions attributed to the Prophet Muhammad or other religious messages in their lessons.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of verse

Noun

No one had to wait to hear or at least see the lyrics, at least, since they were printed right on the front of the CD, in images disseminated by the shop.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Musgraves’ approach is to be anything but subtle in her imagery, so the lyrics can speak for themselves and open doors for other women to be just as candid.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lyric

Noun

Watermarks would indicate that the rights to a song were owned by a particular music label or that the rights to a movie were held by a film studio.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Cameras have spotted Kaydee and Shadow singing morning songs and flying around together since the death of Shadow’s former partner, Jackie.

— Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 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

One of them is Electric Piquete, the veteran Miami band full of Latin jazz-funk grooves and poetry.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
The filmmakers supplement that with scenes where an actor reads from Brockington’s diaries and poetry, giving the audience a full portrait of this protagonist.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

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