poem

B1 Topic:Literature & Storytelling

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

Freq #4047

Meanings

1

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

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

Word family

Forms poems

Derived forms antipoemcyberpoemecopoemholopoemhyperpoemmetapoemmicropoemmythopoempiempoemettepoemlesspoemlet

Related forms poet poetic poetics poetry

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Phrases (3)

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prose poem
a piece written in prose that uses the concentrated imagery or rhythm of poetry

Noun + noun
symphonic poem
an orchestral composition inspired by a story, poem, or similar subject

Adjective + noun
lyric poem
a short poem expressing personal feeling with a songlike quality

Adjective + noun

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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Topics

Literature & Storytelling General Vocabulary

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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
- Literature & Storytelling
- General Vocabulary

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