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# poem

noun (a poem, poems)

«poem» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A poem is a piece of writing in lines, often with rhythm and sometimes rhyme, that expresses feelings or ideas in a special, beautiful way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#m1)
2. A poem can be funny, sad, short like a haiku or long like a ballad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English lessons pupils read, learn by heart and write poems: haiku, limericks, acrostics, free verse. Words linked to poems: verse, stanza, line, rhyme, rhythm, poet, poetry. Phrases: «write a poem», «recite a poem», «a poem about», «learn a poem by heart».

### Examples

- We wrote a poem about the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#x1)
- She recited a poem in front of the whole school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#x2)
- A haiku is a short poem with three lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#x3)
- This poem rhymes «cat» with «hat». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#x4)
- The poet read her poems at the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#x5)
- Learn the first verse of the poem by heart for Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#x6)
- His poem made everyone laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#x7)
- “I would make a poem,” Fionn cried. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/#x8)

### Note

Countable: poem, poems. «Poetry» is uncountable and means poems in general («I like poetry»); «poet» is the person. Two syllables: PO-em. Not every poem rhymes.

## In Jewish tradition

In English lessons pupils read, learn by heart and write poems: haiku, limericks, acrostics, free verse. Words linked to poems: verse, stanza, line, rhyme, rhythm, poet, poetry. Phrases: «write a poem», «recite a poem», «a poem about», «learn a poem by heart».

### Examples

- This particular phraseology is one of several hints that the SY may share a particular literary affiliation with the Sifre Emet, the poems of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x1)

### Note

Countable: poem, poems. «Poetry» is uncountable and means poems in general («I like poetry»); «poet» is the person. Two syllables: PO-em. Not every poem rhymes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «poem» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poem/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«poem» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poem.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «poem» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«poem» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/poem.html) on Mova free.