po·em

noun

/ˈpəʊɪm/

/ˈpəʊəm/

a piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their sound and the images they suggest, not just for their obvious meanings. The words are arranged in separate lines, usually with a repeated rhythm, and often the lines rhyme at the end.诗；韵文
- His collected poems were published after the war.他的诗集在战后出版。
- a prose/an epic poem一篇散文/一首史诗
Collocations Literature
LiteratureBeing a writer
- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
Plot, character and atmosphere
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
Language, style and imagery
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
Reading and criticism
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Extra Examples
- He dedicated the poem to his mother.他把这首诗献给了母亲。
- In his autobiographical poem ‘The Prelude’, Wordsworth describes his boyhood in the Lakes.在他的自传体诗《序曲》中，华兹华斯描述了自己在英格兰北部湖区的童年生活。
- She read the poem aloud.她朗诵了这首诗。
- a poem about cultural differences关于文化差异的诗
- a sentimental love poem一首感伤的爱情诗
Topics Literature and writingb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beautiful
- fine
- good
- …
… of poems
- anthology
- collection
verb + poem
- compose
- write
- read
- …
poem + verb
- be addressed to somebody
preposition
- in a/the poem
- poem about
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem’, from poiein ‘create’.

单词	poem
释义	po·em noun /ˈpəʊɪm/ /ˈpəʊəm/ a piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their sound and the images they suggest, not just for their obvious meanings. The words are arranged in separate lines, usually with a repeated rhythm, and often the lines rhyme at the end.诗；韵文 His collected poems were published after the war.他的诗集在战后出版。 a prose/an epic poem一篇散文/一首史诗 Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography become a writer/novelist/playwright find/have a publisher/an agent have a new book out edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript dedicate a book/poem to… Plot, character and atmosphere construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative advance/drive the plot introduce/present the protagonist/a character describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain create an exciting/a tense atmosphere build/heighten the suspense/tension evoke/capture the pathos of the situation convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of… engage the reader seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader) lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm Language, style and imagery use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device use/adopt/develop a style/technique be rich in/be full of symbolism evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of… create/achieve an effect maintain/lighten the tone introduce/develop an idea/a theme inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination Reading and criticism read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage review a book/a novel/somebody’s work give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author provoke/spark discussion/criticism study/interpret/understand a text/passage translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem Extra Examples He dedicated the poem to his mother.他把这首诗献给了母亲。 In his autobiographical poem ‘The Prelude’, Wordsworth describes his boyhood in the Lakes.在他的自传体诗《序曲》中，华兹华斯描述了自己在英格兰北部湖区的童年生活。 She read the poem aloud.她朗诵了这首诗。 a poem about cultural differences关于文化差异的诗 a sentimental love poem一首感伤的爱情诗 Topics Literature and writingb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective beautiful fine good … … of poems anthology collection verb + poem compose write read … poem + verb be addressed to somebody preposition in a/the poem poem about Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem’, from poiein ‘create’.
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