See Also: poem(dictionary)
poem(dictionary)
poem (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
prose poem(encyclopedia)
symphonic poem(encyclopedia)
tone poem(dictionary)

poem (iou)



poem noun. L15.
[Old & mod. French poeme or Latin poema (Plautus) from Greek poema early var. of poiema work, fiction, poem, from po(i)ein make, create.]
A metrical composition of words expressing facts, thoughts, or feelings in poetical form; a self-contained piece of poetry. L15.
dream-vision poem, epic poem, love poem, narrative poem, praise poem, etc.
G. P. Krapp The poem opens with the conventional epic formula. Y. Winters A poem differs from a work written in prose by virtue of its being composed in verse.
A non-metrical composition of words having some quality or qualities in common with poetry. See also prose-poem s.v. PROSE noun. L16.
fig. A thing (other than a composition of words) having poetic qualities. M17.
SYMPHONIC poem. tone poem: see TONE noun.
C. Kingsley Our life will be a real poem. R. W. Emerson Names which are poems.
Comb.: poemscape an imaginary world envisaged in a poem.