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Meaning of free verse

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

free verse

noun

Definitions

  1. A poetic form divided into lines of no particular length or meter, without a rhyme scheme.

    Example: Whitman uses free verse to achieve effects impossible under even the broad restrictions of blank verse.