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free verse

[ free vurs ]

noun

, Prosody.
  1. verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern.


free verse

noun

  1. unrhymed verse without a metrical pattern


free verse

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


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Other Words From

  • free-ver·si·fi·er [free, -, vur, -s, uh, -fahy-er], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of free verse1

First recorded in 1905–10

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Example Sentences

Free verse is a sign of the New, also the dream of a free world and the planetary patriotism.

Any one who has ever written love-letters—which are a kind of aboriginal free-verse—knows what they are.

There seems to be a certain confusion whereby free verse is held to be a movement in the direction of free speech.

The objection to most of the “free verse” that is being written to-day is that in form it is neither delightful nor memorable.

"The Toys" of Coventry Patmore is a good example of what "free verse" ought to be.

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