Unrhymed verse

  • 1verse — n. 1) to compose, write; recite verse(s) 2) to scan verse 3) free; heroic; macaronic; rhymed, rhyming; unrhymed verse 4) in verse 5) (misc.) to cite/give/quote chapter and verse ( to indicate one s sources very precisely ) * * * [vɜːs] heroic… …

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  • 2blank verse — unrhymed verse, esp. the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse. [1580 90] * * * Unrhymed verse, specifically unrhymed iambic pentameter, the preeminent dramatic and narrative verse form in …

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  • 3blank verse — unrhymed verse, unrhymed iambic pentameter verse …

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  • 4Verse novel — A verse novel is a type of narrative poetry in which a novel length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose. Either simple or complex stanzaic verse forms may be used, but there will usually be a large cast, multiple… …

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  • 5verse — /verrs/, n., adj., v., versed, versing. n. 1. (not in technical use) a stanza. 2. a succession of metrical feet written, printed, or orally composed as one line; one of the lines of a poem. 3. a particular type of metrical line: a hexameter verse …

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  • 6blank verse — Unrhymed verse (especially the heroic verse of five iambic feet) …

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  • 7blank verse — noun unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) • Hypernyms: ↑poem, ↑verse form * * * noun : unrhymed verse; specifically : the unrhymed iambic pentameter verse used especially in English dramatic and narrative poetry * * * unrhymed verse, esp …

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  • 8blank verse — n. unrhymed verse; esp., unrhymed verse having five iambic feet per line, as in Elizabethan drama: cf. FREE VERSE …

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  • 9blank verse — noun Date: 1588 unrhymed verse; specifically unrhymed iambic pentameter verse …

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  • 10blank verse — /blæŋk ˈvɜs / (say blangk vers) noun 1. unrhymed verse. 2. the unrhymed iambic pentameter verse most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective poems …