Poëme (en. Poem)

/pɔɛm/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Literary composition in verse or prose that expresses emotions or ideas.

Rimbaud's poem captures the beauty of the world.

Le poème de Rimbaud capture la beauté du monde.

Poetic art characterized by musicality and the use of metaphors.

She wrote a poem about lost love.

Elle a écrit un poème sur l'amour perdu.

Text that can be recited or sung to evoke feelings.

We studied classic poems in class.

Nous avons étudié des poèmes classiques en classe.

From the Latin 'poema', derived from the Greek 'ποίημα' (poêma), meaning 'creation, work'.

to write a poem

Composing a poem or a poetic work.

faire un poème

prose poem

Poetic text without a verse structure, but with musicality.

poème en prose

lyrical poem

Poem that expresses personal and emotional feelings.

poème lyrique

poetry

Art of composing poems.

poésie

poet

Author of poems.

poète

versification

Technique of poetic composition in verse.

versification

A simple and quick poem.

It's just a little poem I wrote in 5 minutes.

C'est juste un petit poème que j'ai écrit en 5 minutes.

Unpretentious poetry.

It's not a masterpiece, just a hastily made poem.

Ce n'est pas un chef-d'œuvre, juste un poème fait à la va-vite.