noun
- plural of proem; introductory remarks or prefaces to literary works
Usage: literary; formal
Examples
- The scholar analyzed the proems of several ancient epic poems.
- These proems establish the themes that will unfold in the main narrative.
- The author’s proems often contained dedications to his patrons.
- Classical proems typically invoked the muses for inspiration.
- The collection includes proems from various medieval manuscripts.
- Students studied how proems functioned in Renaissance literature.