versification
Use Versification in a sentence
sə noun
1.
the act of versifying.
2.
verse form; metrical structure.
3.
a metrical version of something.
4.
the art or practice of composing verses.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the technique or art of versifying |
| 2. | the form or metrical composition of a poem |
| 3. | a metrical version of a prose text |
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Example sentences
His genuine delight in the older verse preserved him from the complacency with which his age regarded its own versification.
See the references to versification and costume in the epilogue.
The versification, of course, is brought up to date and irregularities disappear.
The versification in this poem is elaborated with great care, but it is not flowing nor graceful.
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