poem

[US]/ˈpəʊɪm/
[UK]/ˈpoʊəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. literary work expressing emotions or thoughts in beautiful language.

Phrases & Collocations

love poem

narrative poem

prose poem

symphonic poem

Example Sentences

the prosody of a poem

a poem in iambic pentameter.

she was a poem in the flesh.

the poem's tonal lapses.

a poem full of ambiguities.

not all the poems are serious.

poems of impenetrable obscurity.

a poem learnt by rote in childhood.

poems still in manuscript

read the poem out loud.

Recite the poem exactly as it reads.

He read the poem aloud.

He wrote poem after poem to her beauty.

His poems are full of obscurities.

The cadence of the poem flowed gracefully.

a dramatic poem in the manner of Goethe.

a misquote from a poem by Robert Burns.

Real-world Examples

He recited the poem to the class.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

The trauma said don't write this poem.

Source: Here is a poem.

The Strauss Zarathustra is a tone poem.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

The cinquain poem and the diamond poem.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

No one knows who wrote the poem first.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Tennyson wrote this poem for Arthur Henry Hallam.

Source: VOA Special January 2020 Collection

It was a book of Tennyson's poems.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 5)

He wrote a famous poem about the Moon.

Source: Shanghai Education Press Oxford Edition Junior High School English Grade 7 Volume 2

I saw the Vespers poem. About his prayers.

Source: Goodbye, Christopher Robin.

The next morning, the Baudelaires find another poem.

Source: Three-Minute Book Report

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