poem

C1816
concept

A poem is a structured or free-form composition that uses rhythm, sound, imagery, and condensed language to evoke emotions, convey ideas, or tell a story.

All labels observed (131)

Label Occurrences
poem canonical 1,357
narrative poem 191
satirical poem 38

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: poem
Generated description
A poem is a structured or free-form composition that uses rhythm, sound, imagery, and condensed language to evoke emotions, convey ideas, or tell a story.

Instances (1,699)

Instance Via concept surface
The Mosquito —
Bare Fig-Trees —
Snake (poem)
linked to: Snake
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Humming-bird —
Halfway Down —
King John's Christmas —
Sneezles —
The Friend —
The Engineer —
Us Two —
The Heathen Chinee —
Humāy o Humāyūn narrative poem
Renascence —
The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver —
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. —
The Mad Yak —
The Whole Mess ... Almost —
Champs d’Honneur —
Riparto d’Assalto —
Lady Geraldine’s Courtship narrative poem
A Drama of Exile dramatic poem
The Dead Pan —
The Cry of the Human —
The Romaunt of the Page narrative poem
The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim’s Point —
To Sir Toby —
The Heads of the Town up to the Aether —
The North Atlantic Turbine —
The Death of Cock Robin —
Beyond the Alps —
To Speak of Woe That Is in Marriage —
Skunk Hour
linked to: “Skunk Hour”
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Memories of West Street and Lepke —
Waking in the Blue —
Sailing Home from Rapallo —
My Last Afternoon with Uncle Devereux Winslow —
Commander Lowell —
Terminal Days at Beverly Farms —
Home After Three Months Away —
A Mad Negro Soldier Confined at Munich —
In the Ward
linked to: “In the Ward”
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A Drinker
linked to: “A Drinker”
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The Old Flame
linked to: “The Old Flame”
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The Neo-Classical Urn —
The Public Garden —
Often I Am Permitted to Return to a Meadow —
Gunslinger long-form poem
Hello, La Jolla —
Wanting to Die —
The Addict —