poem

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpəʊ.ɪm/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpʰoʊ̯.əm/

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• Hyphenation: po‧em

Noun

Singular poem

Plural poems

Tilo waƙa

Jam'i waƙoƙi

1. waƙe [1], (song) waƙa jadidi <> (countable) A poem is a group of words written or spoken as an art. Usually, a poem has a rhythm. Many poems rhyme (have words that end the same), and some poems repeat the same first sound in a word (called alliteration).

   I have written some poems.

   The poem was very beautiful.

Related words

• poetry
• poet
• poetic

See also

• lyrics