Thesaurus results for POEM

poem

noun

ˈpō-əm

as in verse

a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect your assignment is to write two poems about springtime

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Recent Examples on the Web In some poems, Olds’s divorce sounds like a civil war – but one that ends in peace and acceptance. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Oct. 2024 Everyday people have always been creative — like my grandfather, who would occasionally write poetry or make up funny poems for different occasions. —

Sean Illing, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024 Middle English Meaning: Dark hair, dark bird Raven Invoking both the type of bird and the Edgar Allan Poe poem of the same name, Raven is a trending name in the United States. —

Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024 The spacecraft also carries more than 2.6 million names submitted by people from countries around the world and a poem by US Poet Laureate Ada Limón. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for poem

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