ポエムpoemu
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- nounpoem
- Synonym詩しNeutralThe standard, neutral word for poems, also covering Chinese-style 「漢詩」; usable anywhere, as in 「詩を書く」. 「ポエム」 is a loanword that in casual speech can sound teasing.
- Synonym韻文いんぶんWrittenA written/formal term for verse — text that rhymes or has a fixed rhythm — contrasted with 「散文」; chiefly a genre-classification term.
- Antonym散文さんぶんNeutralProse: free-form writing not bound by rhyme or meter; in textual form it is the opposite of poetry, and so of 「ポエム」.
For poems in general, 「詩」 is the default. 「ポエム」 also covers poems or writing full of poetic feeling, and in casual speech can mock mawkish text, as in 「ポエムみたいな社訓」. Use 「韻文」 for verse as a literary category and 「散文」 for prose, its opposite.
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