verse

verse

noun

{bc}a line of metrical writing

verse

verb

{bc}to make verse {bc}{sx|versify||}

blank verse

noun

{bc}unrhymed verse

chapter and verse

noun

{bc}the exact reference or source of information or justification for an assertion

free verse

noun

{bc}verse whose meter is irregular in some respect or whose rhythm is not metrical

heroic verse

noun

{bc}dactylic hexameter especially of epic verse of classical times

nonsense verse

noun

{bc}humorous or whimsical verse that features absurd characters and actions and often contains evocative but meaningless nonce words

tumbling verse

noun

{bc}an early modern English type of verse having four stresses but no prevailing type of foot and no regular number of syllables