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poem

Syllabification: (po·em)

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Definition of poem

noun

  • a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.
  • something that arouses strong emotions because of its beauty:you make a poem of riding downhill on your bike

Origin:

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

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