Synonyms for
Poems
Definition
A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their beauty and sound, and are carefully arranged, often in separate lines, to create an emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm.
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Common collocations
- read poems
- write poems
- love poems
- short poems
- famous poems
- collection of poems
- poems about nature
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Usage note
While 'poems' is the plural of 'poem', the term 'verses' can sometimes be used informally to refer to poems, especially shorter ones or those with a rhyming structure.
Example sentences
- She enjoys reading poems about nature.
- He wrote a short poem for his friend's birthday.
- The poet recited her latest poem at the open mic night.
- The teacher asked the students to write a poem about their favorite season.
- She won a prize for her poem in the school contest.
Quotes
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. - William Wordsworth
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things. - T.S. Eliot
A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language. - W.H. Auden