Synonyms for poem

Most common

song · lyric · poetry · sonnet

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Noun

Antonyms

prose

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A literary piece written in verse.

Related words

Word family

poet poetic poetics poetry

Phrases

epic poem figure poem blackout poem diamante poem diamond poem erasure poem shape poem symphonic poem

Forms

Plural

poems → songs, lyrics, poetries, sonnets…

Example sentences

• poetry It's been quite a while since I've written poetry.
• verse She translated the verse into French and German.
• lyric What's your favorite song lyric?
• sonnet Writing a haiku is easier than writing a sonnet.
• rhapsody I really like long songs like Bohemian Rhapsody.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

ode¹

4 letters

song¹, epic²

5 letters

verse¹, lyric², elegy³

6 letters

poetry³, ballad², sonnet²

7 letters

epigram³, rondeau², eclogue, georgic

8 letters

rhapsody³, madrigal³

9 letters

roundelay, dithyramb³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (epic² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

poème

Italiano

poema

Español

poema

Deutsch

Gedicht

Català

poema