[n] a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Originally a metrical composition. However, many modern poets no longer use meter so a more accurate definition might be: a concentrated or charged piece of writing; often featuring stanzas and line breaks.
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abecedarius, Alcaic, Alcaic verse, ballad, ballade, blank verse, canto, elegy, epic, epic poem, epos, free verse, haiku, lament, lay, line of poetry, line of verse, literary composition, literary work, lyric, lyric poem, poetic rhythm, prosody, rhyme, rhythmic pattern, rime, rondeau, rondel, sonnet, stanza, tanka, terza rima, vers libre, verse, verse line, versicle
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alba, anacreontic, article, autograph, balada, ballad, ballade, brainchild, bucolic, canso, chanson, clerihew, composition, computer printout, copy, dirge, dithyramb, ditty, document, draft, eclogue, edited version, elegy, English sonnet, engrossment, epi