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poem
/ˈpoʊ.əm/
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What does poem mean?
noun
- A literary piece written in verse.
- A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
- A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.
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IPA pronunciation
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Then arose a slim, melancholy girl, whose face had the “interesting” paleness that comes of pills and indigestion, and read a “poem.”
Preceded by a brief account of the poet and his works, and followed by an essay on the poem by Kuno Fischer.
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As the poem relates our troubles in somewhat quaint and biblical language, I have given a translation of it in the appendix.
With this habit well cultivated, one sees more in a single glance at a poem than many could see in several readings.
Hitherto we have followed her through her wedded life, that beautiful union which was more like a poem than an ordinary marriage.