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
Wallace Stevens
surface form: The Idea of Order at Key West
The Dead
The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet
The Kingis Quair
Psalm 79 lament psalm
Clarel narrative poem
Psalm 80 lament psalm
Song of Myself
Llangollen Vale
The Dying Negro
Friedrich Schiller’s poem "An die Freude"
surface form: An die Freude
One Today
The Lady of the Lake narrative poem
The Lay of the Last Minstrel narrative poem
What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist
The Saga of King Olaf narrative poem
The Birds of Killingworth narrative poem
The Sicilian's Tale narrative poem
The Student's Tale narrative poem
The Spanish Jew's Tale narrative poem
Tam o' Shanter narrative poem
To a Mouse
A Red, Red Rose
Scots Wha Hae
The Cotter's Saturday Night
Address to a Haggis
The Jolly Beggars
The Twa Dogs
Holy Willie's Prayer
To a Louse
The Holy Fair
The Holy Tulzie
Address to the Deil
The Brigs of Ayr
The Ordination
The Vision narrative poem
Man was Made to Mourn
The Death and Dying Words of Poor Mailie
Scotch Drink
The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer
The Twa Herds
Epistle to Davie
Epistle to a Young Friend
The First Psalm
The Address to the Unco Guid
The Auld Farmer's New-Year Morning Salutation to his Auld Mare Maggie
The Epistle to James Smith
The Rigs o' Barley
Green Grow the Rashes, O
The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James's Lodge, Tarbolton