Meanings
nounblackout poem (plural blackout poems)
plural blackout poems
- communicationsA poem created from another text by selectively covering up words.
Synonyms: erasure poem
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA poem created from another text by selectively covering up words.
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blackout poem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackout%20poem
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“blackout poem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackout%20poem. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blackout poem,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackout%20poem.
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