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blank verse

[blangk vurs] / ˈblæŋk ˈvɜrs /
NOUN
iambic pentameter
Synonyms
WEAK
dactylic hexameter iamb iambus
NOUN
poem
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ballad composition epic lyric poetry rhyme sonnet verse writing
STRONG
beat creation haiku limerick lines ode poesy quatrain rime rune song words
WEAK
free verse sestina villanelle
Antonyms
WEAK
prose
NOUN
poesy
Synonyms
STRONG
ballad composition creation epic haiku limerick lines lyric ode poetry quatrain rhyme rime rune song sonnet verse words writing
WEAK
free verse sestina villanelle

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Blank-verse is alien to the Arabs, who regard rhyme not as a pleasing ornament or a "troublesome bondage," but as a vital organ of poetry.

From A Literary History of the Arabs by Nicholson, Reynold