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blank verse
[ blangk vurs ]
noun
- unrhymed verse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse.
blank verse
noun
- prosody unrhymed verse, esp in iambic pentameters
blank verse
- Verse written in iambic pentameter , without rhyme . Many of the speeches in the plays of William Shakespeare are written in blank verse; this example is from Macbeth:
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blank verse1
First recorded in 1580–90
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