Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with poem in American Collocation
poem
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
types of poem
Why do we associate the epic poem with Homer?
short/long
The interview will include discussion of a short poem which they will be given one hour beforehand.
funny/sad
One of the saddest poems was that on the cruel murder of his son.
about love
Burns was writing his romantic poems all about shepherdesses and the grandeur of nature.
well-known/not well-known
His most famous poem, A Drunk Man looks at a Thistle (1926), examined the spiritual nature of his home country.
favourite
It would be hard to select a favourite poem from such an altogether pleasing book.
write a poem
Paradise Lost may be one of the greatest poems ever written.
publish a poem
A book of his poems was published in 1919.
say a poem
Read your poems to the class or display the poems in a class book.
refer to a poem
Click here for references to the poems quoted in this article.
dedicate a poem
Even after their final separation in 1926 he was to continue to dedicate his poems to Gabrielle.