Hobbies / A2

POH-im/ˈpəʊɪm/

A poem is a piece of writing that uses rhythm, and often rhyme, to express ideas or feelings: write a poem, a love poem, a poem about the sea. Poetry is the uncountable art; a poem is one countable piece. Verse is a close word; a story in ordinary sentences is prose, not a poem. Do not write “a poetry” for one piece — say a poem.

Meaning

A piece of writing that uses rhythm and often rhyme to express ideas or feelings.

Examples

• “She wrote a short poem about the sea.”
• “He read a short poem at the wedding.”
• “The class wrote poems about their hometowns.”

Good to know

write / read a poem. a poem about + topic. Uncountable art: poetry (not “a poetry”).

Near in meaning

verse

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