free verse

Origin

free verse

noun Prosody.
verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern.

Origin:
1905–10

free-ver·si·fi·er [free-vur-suh-fahy-er] , noun
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Free verse is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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free verse
 
n
unrhymed verse without a metrical pattern

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free verse definition


Verse without regular meter or rhyme. Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, is written almost entirely in free verse.

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