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# poem

«poem» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a piece of writing in lines, often with rhythm and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a poem, poems)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A poem is a piece of writing in lines, often with rhythm and sometimes rhyme, that expresses feelings or ideas in a special, beautiful way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#m1)

2) A poem can be funny, sad, short like a haiku or long like a ballad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons pupils read, learn by heart and write poems: haiku, limericks, acrostics, free verse. Words linked to poems: verse, stanza, line, rhyme, rhythm, poet, poetry. Phrases: «write a poem», «recite a poem», «a poem about», «learn a poem by heart».

### examples

- This particular phraseology is one of several hints that the SY may share a particular literary affiliation with the Sifre Emet, the poems of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x1)
- We wrote a poem about the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x2)
- She recited a poem in front of the whole school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x3)
- A haiku is a short poem with three lines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x4)
- This poem rhymes «cat» with «hat». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x5)
- The poet read her poems at the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x6)
- Learn the first verse of the poem by heart for Friday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x7)
- His poem made everyone laugh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x8)
- “I would make a poem,” Fionn cried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/#x9)

### note

Countable: poem, poems. «Poetry» is uncountable and means poems in general («I like poetry»); «poet» is the person. Two syllables: PO-em. Not every poem rhymes.

### In the corpora

- [The ducks don't either, laughs the Rat — they say it's nonsense to sit on banks making poems about other people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/3/)
- [The poem: "I keep six honest serving-men ...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/80-justso-elephants-child-2/18/)
- [In the poem, a child likes his dog Binkie better than the Pussy, because Binkie is his true First Friend.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/95-justso-cat-3-the-cat-walks-by-himself/13/)
- [The end-poem says Balkis and Solomon both talk to butterflies as you would talk to a friend.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends/32/)
- ["chūnlián" are red New Year couplets, poems on red paper put up by the door before New Year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/25-spring-festival/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «poem» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poem/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.