'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that...
The word poem has two syllables.
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5 Dante's.
The word poem is usually pronounced with only once syllable, though some people may pronounce it (Po-em), giving it two syllables.