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poem XVI. — (O)F. poème or L. poēma — Gr. póēma, early var. of poíēma work, fiction, poetical work, f. poeîn, poieîn make, create, rel. to Skr. cinṓti, cáyati assemble, heap up, construct, OSl. c̆inŭ arrangement, series.
So poesy (arch.) poetry, poem XIV; †POSY XV. — (O)F. poésie — Rom. *poēsia, for L. poēsis — Gr. póēsis, poíēsis creation, poetry, poem; see -Y3. poet XIII. — (O)F. poète — L. poēta — Gr. poētḗs, poiētḗs maker, author, poet. poetaster XVI — modL. poētāster; see -ASTER. poetic XVI. — (O)F. poétique — L. poēticus — Gr. po(i)ētikós. poetical XIV (rare before XVI). poetics treatise on poetry, as that of Aristotle. XVIII. poetry XIV. — medL. poētria. |
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T. F. HOAD. "poem." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "poem." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-poem.html T. F. HOAD. "poem." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-poem.html |
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po·em / ˈpōəm; ˈpōim; pōm/ • n. a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure. ∎ something that arouses strong emotions because of its beauty: you make a poem of riding downhill on your bike. |
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"poem." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "poem." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-poem.html "poem." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-poem.html |
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poem. Literary term introduced into music by Liszt with the expression ‘symphonic poem’ to apply to his narrative orch. works. Famous individual works bearing this title are the Poem by Fibich, a movt. from his orch. serenade At Twilight (V Podvečer), and the Poème for vn. and orch., 1896, by Chausson.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "poem." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "poem." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-poem.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "poem." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-poem.html |
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poem •bedim, brim, crim, dim, glim, grim, Grimm, gym, him, hymn, Jim, Kim, limb, limn, nim, prim, quim, rim, scrim, shim, Sim, skim, slim, swim, Tim, trim, vim, whim
•poem • goyim • cherubim • Hasidim
•seraphim, teraphim
•Elohim • Sikkim • Joachim • prelim
•forelimb • Muslim • Blenheim
•paynim • minim • pseudonym
•homonym • anonym • synonym
•eponym • acronym • antonym
•metonym • Antrim • megrim
•Leitrim • pilgrim • Purim • interim
•passim • maxim • kibbutzim
•Midrashim • literatim
•seriatim, verbatim
•victim
•system • ecosystem • subsystem
•item • Ashkenazim
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"poem." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "poem." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-poem.html "poem." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-poem.html |
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