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Poetry vs Poem - What's the difference?

poetry | poem |

Poem is a holonym of poetry.



In or archaic lang=en terms the difference between poetry and poem

is that poetry is an alternative spelling of lang=en while poem is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between poetry and poem

is that poetry is the class of literature comprising poems while poem is a literary piece written in verse.

poetry

English

(wikipedia poetry)

Alternative forms

* (archaic )

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The class of literature comprising poems.
  • Composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns.
  • A poet's literary production
  • A 'poetical' quality, artistic and/or artfull, which appeals or stirs the imagination, in any medium
  • That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry''' in motion, fitting the musical ' poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration

    Synonyms

    * poesy

    Antonyms

    * prose

    poem

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (rare or archaic) * poeme (rare or archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A literary piece written in verse.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Sarah Glaz
  • , title= Ode to Prime Numbers , volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Some poems , echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes.}}
  • A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
  • A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.
  • Derived terms

    * echo poem * prose poem * shape poem * visual poem

    Holonyms

    * poetry

    Anagrams

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