free verse
free verse noun: a poetic form divided into lines of no particular length or meter, without a rhyme scheme.
Noun
free verse (uncountable)
- A poetic form divided into lines of no particular length or meter, without a rhyme scheme.
- Whitman uses free verse to achieve effects impossible under even the broad restrictions of blank verse.
free verse meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Tagalog
free verse in Hindi
- poetic form
- बेतुका छंद betukā chand
free verse in Tamil
- மரபுக்கவிதை போலல்லாது, யாப்பு விடுதலை பெற்ற கவிதை, புதுக்கவிதை
free verse in Tagalog
- poetic form
- malayang tula, malayang taludturan
Origin of free verse
A calque of French vers libre.
Questions about free verse
- What does free verse mean?
- Free verse means a poetic form divided into lines of no particular length or meter, without a rhyme scheme.
- What is free verse in Hindi?
- Free verse in Hindi is बेतुका छंद (betukā chand). See Free verse meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is free verse?
- Free verse is a noun.
Words near free verse in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: free verse (page history and authors); free verse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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