noun
unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
• Hypernyms: ↑poem, ↑verse form
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noun : unrhymed verse; specifically : the unrhymed iambic pentameter verse used especially in English dramatic and narrative poetry
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unrhymed verse, esp. the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse.
[1580-90]
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blank verse noun
Unrhymed verse esp of five feet
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Main Entry: ↑blank
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a type of poetry that has a regular pattern of sounds but does not have lines that rhyme
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blank verse,
1. unrhymed poetry having five iambic feet in each line: »
Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar” is written in blank verse.
2. any unrhymed verse: »
Walt Whitman wrote most of his poetry in blank verse.
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n. verse without rhyme, esp. that which uses iambic pentameter
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noun [noncount]
: poetry that is not rhymed but that has a regular rhythm
the blank verse of Shakespeare and Milton
— compare ↑free verse
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poetry that has a regular rhythm, usually with ten syllables and five stresses in each line, but which does not ↑rhyme
Useful english dictionary. 2012.