Verse (poetry)
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A verse is formally a single line in a metrical composition
, e.g. poetry
. However, the word has come to represent any division or grouping of words in such a composition, which traditionally had been referred to as a stanza
.
The word "verse" is commonly used in lieu of "poetry
" to distinguish it from prose
. Where the common unit of poetry, i.e., verse, is based on meter
or rhyme
, the common unit of prose is purely grammatical, such as a sentence or paragraph.
d verse is the most commonly used form of verse and generally has a discernible meter and an end rhyme.
Example:
I wandered lonely as a cloud:
That floats on high o'er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
-William Wordsworth
is generally identified by a regular meter, but no end rhyme. Example:
In Mathematics, Woman leads the way:
The narrow-minded pedant still believes
That two and two make four! Why, we can prove,
We women-household drudges as we are-
That two and two make five-or three-or seven;
Or five-and-twenty, if the case demands!
-from Princess Ida
is usually defined as having no fixed meter and no end rhyme. Although free verse may include end rhyme, it commonly does not. Example:
I remember the days of dreamings,
From where in the world so much knowledges,
And thoughts of wonderful and funs.
But however life walks ahead,
And ideas are unavailing aloud,
When around so many flies.
Concealed after the masks of sorrow.
As though all of us knew it And we read many books,
At life and lives to our,
And in a head as though by porridge,
the ideas of illness Convolved to our.
Now, we are free on age,
And not closing age,
you Remain man by itself,
not think about plennosti to it,
Go freedom rather.
Partake the fruit of freedom rather,
-Chobotov Alexei
Line (poetry)
A line is a unit of language into which a poem or play is divided, which operates on principles which are distinct from and not necessarily coincident with grammatical structures, such as the sentence or clauses in sentences...
, e.g. poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
. However, the word has come to represent any division or grouping of words in such a composition, which traditionally had been referred to as a stanza
Stanza
In poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. In modern poetry, the term is often equivalent with strophe; in popular vocal music, a stanza is typically referred to as a "verse"...
.
The word "verse" is commonly used in lieu of "poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
" to distinguish it from prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
. Where the common unit of poetry, i.e., verse, is based on meter
Meter (poetry)
In poetry, metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse metre, or a certain set of metres alternating in a particular order. The study of metres and forms of versification is known as prosody...
or rhyme
Rhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word "rhyme" may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes.-Etymology:...
, the common unit of prose is purely grammatical, such as a sentence or paragraph.
Rhymed verse
RhymeRhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word "rhyme" may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes.-Etymology:...
d verse is the most commonly used form of verse and generally has a discernible meter and an end rhyme.
Example:
I wandered lonely as a cloud:
That floats on high o'er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
-William Wordsworth
Blank verse
Blank verseBlank verse
Blank verse is poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. It has been described as "probably the most common and influential form that English poetry has taken since the sixteenth century" and Paul Fussell has claimed that "about three-quarters of all English poetry is in blank verse."The first...
is generally identified by a regular meter, but no end rhyme. Example:
In Mathematics, Woman leads the way:
The narrow-minded pedant still believes
That two and two make four! Why, we can prove,
We women-household drudges as we are-
That two and two make five-or three-or seven;
Or five-and-twenty, if the case demands!
-from Princess Ida
Princess Ida
Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It was their eighth operatic collaboration of fourteen. Princess Ida opened at the Savoy Theatre on January 5, 1884, for a run of 246 performances...
Free Verse
Free verseFree verse
Free verse is a form of poetry that refrains from consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.Poets have explained that free verse, despite its freedom, is not free. Free Verse displays some elements of form...
is usually defined as having no fixed meter and no end rhyme. Although free verse may include end rhyme, it commonly does not. Example:
I remember the days of dreamings,
From where in the world so much knowledges,
And thoughts of wonderful and funs.
But however life walks ahead,
And ideas are unavailing aloud,
When around so many flies.
Concealed after the masks of sorrow.
As though all of us knew it And we read many books,
At life and lives to our,
And in a head as though by porridge,
the ideas of illness Convolved to our.
Now, we are free on age,
And not closing age,
you Remain man by itself,
not think about plennosti to it,
Go freedom rather.
Partake the fruit of freedom rather,
-Chobotov Alexei