<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.</li><li>composition that, though not in verse, is characterized by great beauty of language or expression: a prose poem from the Scriptures; a symphonic poem.</li><li>something having qualities that are suggestive of or likened to those of poetry: Marcel, that chicken cacciatore was an absolute poem.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to set to or celebrate in music.</li></ul>