free verse
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free verse
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A calque of French vers libre.
noun
- 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.
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noun poetic form
| 한국어 | 자유시 jayusi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 自由詩 jiyūshi |
| 中文 | 自由詩 /自由诗 zìyóushī |
| हिन्दी | बेतुका छंद betukā chand |
| Français | vers libre |
| Русский | верли́бр verlíbr, бе́лый стих bélyj stix |
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title = {free verse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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