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   poem

   /ˈpəʊɪm/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of writing in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by particular attention to diction (sometimes involving rhyme), rhythm, and imagery: "the sun is an important symbol in this poem"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem’, from poiein ‘create’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • E

     1

   • M

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