Definition of poem

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Poem (n.) A metrical composition; a composition in verse written in certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme, and characterized by imagination and poetic diction; -- contradistinguished from prose; as, the poems of Homer or of Milton..

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Paracrostic :: Paracrostic (n.) A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem..
Historical :: Historical (a.) Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page..
Dithyrambic :: Dithyrambic (n.) A dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb.
Eurythmy :: Eurythmy (n.) Just or harmonious proportion or movement, as in the composition of a poem, an edifice, a painting, or a statue..
Epic :: Epic (n.) An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a..
Lyric :: Lyric (n.) A composer of lyric poems.
Prologue :: Prologue (n.) The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance.
Song :: Song (n.) A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
Amoebaeum :: Amoebaeum (n.) A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.
Wretched :: Wretched (a.) Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable; as, a wretched poem; a wretched cabin..
Costume :: Costume (n.) Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described..
Erotic :: Erotic (n.) An amorous composition or poem.
Iambic :: Iambic (n.) A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
Still-burn :: Stillborn (a.) Fig.: Abortive; as, a stillborn poem..
Improvvisatore :: Improvvisatore (n.) One who composes and sings or recites rhymes and short poems extemporaneously.
Poem :: Poem (n.) A metrical composition; a composition in verse written in certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme, and characterized by imagination and poetic diction; -- contradistinguished from prose; as, the poems of Homer or of Milton..
Sonneteer :: Sonneteer (n.) A composer of sonnets, or small poems; a small poet; -- usually in contempt..
Epic :: Epic (a.) Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style..
Anacreontic :: Anacreontic (n.) A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.
Tragedy :: Tragedy (n.) A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or terrible phases of character and life..
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