as in verse
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
your assignment is to write two poems about springtime
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of poem
Velasco advised a student with a talent for poetry to apply for the Oskar Knoblauch Holocaust Impact Video Contest using one of his poems.
—
Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a short poem Austen wrote in 1811 satirizing the medical practices at the time could fetch up to $150,000.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Although The Northern Miner says all the clues to find the treasure are hidden inside the master poem, the hunt’s first additional clue was released on September 3.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 4 Sep. 2025
Their poems in this issue appear in You Must Live: New Poetry from Palestine, edited and translated by Sherah Bloor and Tayseer Abu Odeh, which will be published this fall.
—Sherah Bloor, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for poem
Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a short poem Austen wrote in 1811 satirizing the medical practices at the time could fetch up to $150,000.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Although The Northern Miner says all the clues to find the treasure are hidden inside the master poem, the hunt’s first additional clue was released on September 3.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 4 Sep. 2025
Their poems in this issue appear in You Must Live: New Poetry from Palestine, edited and translated by Sherah Bloor and Tayseer Abu Odeh, which will be published this fall.
—Sherah Bloor, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for poem
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poem
Noun
-
The song actually sounds quite unorthodox because the second verse feels like a bridge.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
18 Sep. 2025
-
Months later, in early September, Drake reworked the cut and shared it with the world, changing things slightly and adding a verse.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
In between, the camera flashed to the audience and caught Sarah Paulson, Colin Farrell, Jessica Williams, and Michael Urie dancing and singing along to the lyrics.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
-
The title track opens the affair by lurching and creeping forward for ten minutes with odd, off-putting lyrics.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
In addition to Underwood, James, who was a singer himself, worked with country music artists such as Faith Hill, Martina McBride, and Kenny Chesney — about 300 songs in all — in a career that spanned two decades.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Sep. 2025
-
James had more than 500 of his songs recorded for albums with combined sales of more than 110 million copies, according to his Grand Ole Opry biography online.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
To the west, the London Eye pirouettes above the skyline—to the east, Shakespeare’s Globe serves legendary sonnets.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
-
These tablets from the end of the fourth millennium BCE show that writing did not emerge fully formed overnight, and that it was developed not to write sonnets, but receipts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poem. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share