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Poem
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Poem
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1.
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
2.
a literary composition that is not in verse but exhibits the intensity of imagination and language common to it
a prose poem
3.
anything resembling a poem in beauty, effect, etc
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Poem
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1.
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
2.
anything suggesting a poem in its effect
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Poem
see synonyms of poemn.
1. A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme.
2. A composition in verse rather than in prose: wrote both prose and poems.
3. A literary composition written with an intensity or beauty of language more characteristic of poetry than of prose.
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