poem

Other forms of poem

plural

poems·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about poem

What does poem mean?

poem means "a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines".

How many syllables are in poem?

poem has 2 syllables: po-em. The stress falls on "po". In IPA it is /ˈpoʊəm/.

What is another word for poem?

Close synonyms include verse form. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is poem a common word?

poem is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.