a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order

A division of a metrical composition, such as a stanza of a poem or hymn, Metrical writing that lacks depth or artistic merit, A particular type of metrical composition, such as blank verse or free verse, verb_ To educate about, to teach about, colloquial To oppose, to be an opponent for, as in a game, contest or battle, familiarize through thorough study or experience, transitive verb_ obsolete To tell in verse, or poetry, intransitive verb_ obsolete To make verses; to versify, transitive & intransitive verb _To versify or engage in versifying

A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances, The art or theory of writing or producing these works, A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or terrible phases of character and life

More generally, any poetical strain; a poem, A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing, the characteristic sound produced by a bird

A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life, In mythology and legend, a man, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his bold exploits, and favored by the gods, The principal character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation

An amorous composition or poem, an erotic person, adjective_ Of, relating to, or tending to arouse sexual desire, Of or pertaining to the passion of love; treating of love; amatory, giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing

An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero, A series of events considered appropriate to an epic, very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale), a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds, A series of events considered appropriate to an epic, A literary or dramatic composition that resembles an extended narrative poem celebrating heroic feats

Poems regarded as forming a division of literature, Prose that resembles a poem in some respect, as in vivid imagery or rhythmic sound, An imaginative, artistic, and metrical collocation of words so marshaled and attuned as to excite or control the imagination and the emotions; the language of the imagination or emotions metrically expressed

A writer of poems, One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer, One who composes or indites a poem_ an author of metrical compositions

Plural form of poem