noun
unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
• Syn: ↑vers libre
• Hypernyms: ↑poem, ↑verse form
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nounEtymology: translation of French vers libre
: verse whose meter is irregular in some respect or whose rhythm is not metrical
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—free-versifier /free"verr"seuh fuy'euhr/, n.
Prosody.
verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern.
[1905-10]
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free verse noun
1. Verse that has no regularity of metre, rhyme, length of lines, etc
2. Rhythmic prose arranged as irregular verses
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Main Entry: ↑free
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free verse see under ↑free
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Main Entry: ↑verse
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free verse,
poetry not restricted by the usual conventions of meter, rhyme, and the like, and often emphasizing variation of cadence and rhythm; vers libre.
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n. poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. Also called vers libre
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noun [noncount]
: poetry that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm
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poetry without a regular rhythm or ↑rhyme
Useful english dictionary. 2012.