poem

B1 Topic:Art & Music

US /ˈpoʊ.əm/ UK /ˈpəʊ.ɪm/ See IPA manual

Freq #4047

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noun
A piece of writing arranged in lines, often with rhythm or rhyme, that expresses feelings or ideas.

She wrote a beautiful poem about the sea.

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1 noun · a piece of writing arranged... verse form

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Forms poems

Derived forms antipoemcyberpoemecopoemholopoemhyperpoemmetapoemmicropoemmythopoempiempoemettepoemlesspoemlet

Related forms poet poetic poetics poetry

Etymology

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

poème Middle French poēma Latin ποίημα Ancient Greek

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# poem

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpoʊ.əm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpəʊ.ɪm/
**Frequency rank:** 4047

## Meanings
1. A piece of writing arranged in lines, often with rhythm or rhyme, that expresses feelings or ideas.

## Examples
- She wrote a beautiful poem about the sea.

## Derived Forms
- antipoem
- cyberpoem
- ecopoem
- holopoem
- hyperpoem
- metapoem
- micropoem
- mythopoem
- piem
- poemette
- poemless
- poemlet

## Related Forms
- poet
- poetic
- poetics
- poetry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: poème
- Root: poēma
- Root: ποίημα

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

## AI Etymology
Poem comes from Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). Displaced native Old English lēoþ. The historical chain includes poème (Middle French), poēma (Latin), ποίημα (Ancient Greek). In present-day English it covers a piece of writing arranged in lines, often with rhythm or rhyme, that expresses feelings or ideas. The wider family includes derived forms such as antipoem, cyberpoem, ecopoem, holopoem, hyperpoem and related forms such as poet, poetic, poetics, poetry.

## Topics
- Art & Music

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