poem

CEFRA2

/ˈpəʊ.ɪm/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of writing arranged in lines, often with rhythm.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.

Examples

  • Can you make sense of this poem?

  • You cannot appreciate the poem until you have read it many times.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈpʰəwɪm]
  • [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)əm]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A literary piece written in verse.

  2. A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.

More examples

In context

  • The students were asked to interpret the poem.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The poetry competition featured a beautiful blank written in iambic pentameter by the author.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). widely Displaced native English leed.