poem

/ˈpəʊɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpəʊəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpō-əm -im, ˈpōm also ˈpȯ(-)im, ˈpō-ˌem/ (ame, mw)

poem — noun

1. a written work in separate lines that uses rhythm and carefully chosen words to

1.名詞B1
釋義

a written work in separate lines that uses rhythm and carefully chosen words to create feelings, pictures, or ideas.

例句

Maya read a short poem to the class on Monday.

read a poem to + audience

The teacher asked each child to write a poem about rain.

write a poem about + topic

同義詞
  • verse

    more literary and sometimes used for only one line or section, not a whole poem

  • lyric

    often a short personal poem, and also used for song words

  • poetry

    broader uncountable word for the art of writing poems or poems in general

反義詞
  • prose

    ordinary writing that does not usually use poetic line breaks or rhythm

文法句型

write a poem

read a poem aloud

poem about + topic

poem by + writer

用法筆記

Usually countable. Use poem for one piece of writing, but use poetry for the art form or for poems in general.

常見錯誤

❌She wrote a beautiful poetry for the school show.
✅She wrote a beautiful poem for the school show.
💡Poem means one piece of writing; poetry means the art form or poems as a group.