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View definitions for free verse

free verse

noun as in unrhymed verse

Weak match

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Free verse is a sign of the New, also the dream of a free world and the planetary patriotism.

Any one who has ever written love-letters—which are a kind of aboriginal free-verse—knows what they are.

There seems to be a certain confusion whereby free verse is held to be a movement in the direction of free speech.

The objection to most of the “free verse” that is being written to-day is that in form it is neither delightful nor memorable.

"The Toys" of Coventry Patmore is a good example of what "free verse" ought to be.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to free verse, such as: vers libre.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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