poem

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊɪm/

noun

  • a piece of writing in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by particular attention to diction (sometimes involving rhyme), rhythm, and imagery: the sun is an important symbol in this poem a poem in terza rima lyric poems

Origin:

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