ALL meanings of poem
po·em
P p - noun poem verse 1
- noun poem a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject. 1
- noun poem composition that, though not in verse, is characterized by great beauty of language or expression: a prose poem from the Scriptures; a symphonic poem. 1
- noun poem something having qualities that are suggestive of or likened to those of poetry: Marcel, that chicken cacciatore was an absolute poem. 1
- countable noun poem A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their beauty and sound and are carefully arranged, often in short lines which rhyme. 0
- noun poem a composition in verse, usually characterized by concentrated and heightened language in which words are chosen for their sound and suggestive power as well as for their sense, and using such techniques as metre, rhyme, and alliteration 0
- noun poem a literary composition that is not in verse but exhibits the intensity of imagination and language common to it 0
- noun poem anything resembling a poem in beauty, effect, etc 0
- noun poem an arrangement of words written or spoken: traditionally a rhythmical composition, sometimes rhymed, expressing experiences, ideas, or emotions in a style more concentrated, imaginative, and powerful than that of ordinary speech or prose: some poems are in meter, some in free verse 0
- noun poem anything suggesting a poem in its effect 0