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Poem in a sentence

Poem | Poems | Poème | Poèmes

Poem meaning

  1. A literary piece written in verse.
  2. A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
  3. A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.

Synonyms of Poem

verse form literary composition literary work

Example sentences (20)

Dame Vivienne's brother Gordon Swire gave a eulogy and her son Ben Westwood read William Shakespear's poem Winter.

Invariably, I come across a quote, a poem, or an excerpt from a longer piece that either settles me or pushes me.

Barrett wrote a poem for Cattermole in which she described him as "a rebel without a cause, a free spirit, a true force".

Benjamin Franklin, then a 12-year-old Bostonian, later memorialized the disaster in a poem titled The Lighthouse Tragedy.

One councillor expressed his anger through the medium of verse, having written a poem titled "A Lament for ".

Karodia says the next morning, his Palestinian friend sent a poem he had written the night his world got rocked by the war.

Gorman became an international sensation after reading her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021.

In her poem, she shares her appreciation for the kindness shown by those living abroad and her determination to not forget it.

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Grade 5-6 students, together in groups, have carefully selected a poem(s) that expresses how they feel, collectively as a group.

Rev Mark Hills read the Judith Wright poem about the horrors of warand Rev Park lit the peace candle.

During the evening she recited a poem of exile for the young president who was so impressed that he wrote it down on his place card.

Senior student Melannie Hernandez even recited an original poem inspired by her mother and father.

Pelletier will read a three-minute excerpt from one of her books, while Voisine will read a poem.

Enhanced by stunning visuals, beauty and brutality form a strong bond in this genre-defying masterpiece which plays like an epic poem.

Poem 13 is a prayer to Isis for Corinna's illness, 14 a poem against abortion, and 19 a warning to unwary husbands.

His poem was then brought back to the class just like any other poem would be brought for analysis in the classroom.

In the poem titled “Nguyen,” his mother’s positive reaction to his coming-out and having a white male partner completely throws him off.

Lord Byron wrote the poem “Darkness,” which begins, “I had a dream, which was not all a dream.

He drops in the occasional goofy poem (Sen. Ben Cardin tweeted out of Booker reading him a poem as a Christmas gift).

In this excerpt, Bradbury reads his poem 'If Only We Had Taller Been' (poem begins at 2:20, full text citation ).

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Common combinations with poem

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the poem 57×
  • poem is 14×
  • poem about 10×
  • poem the 10×
  • poem by
  • poem or
  • poem and
  • poem that
  • her poem
  • poem to

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "poem" in a sentence?
An example: "Dame Vivienne's brother Gordon Swire gave a eulogy and her son Ben Westwood read William Shakespear's poem Winter." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "poem" from real English texts.
What does "poem" mean?
Poem means: A literary piece written in verse.
What are synonyms of "poem"?
Common synonyms of "poem" include: verse form, literary composition, literary work.
How many example sentences with "poem" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "poem", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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