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poems

2 definitions • 2 examples
1
a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest:

Examples:

a book of love poems
The poet recited some of her recent poems.
2
a piece of writing in which the words are carefully chosen for the images and ideas they suggest, and in which the sounds of the words when read aloud often follow a particular rhythmic pattern

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