as in poetry
verse that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm
The author's free verse has a unique rhythmic intensity.
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Recent Examples of free verse
Like family feuds, squabbles among poets are too tedious to recount, but Wiman remembers being accused of commissioning too much prose, of privileging formalism over free verse, and of publishing vicious reviews and vacuous poetry.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
The book, first published in 1927, is organized according to the calendar, with a passage of free verse that evokes the qualities and pleasures of each month, a small monochrome drawing nearby, and, on the facing page, a full-color illustration of the sort to draw fascinated attention.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2023
His sentences come out as free verse, a sort of Rust Belt beat poetry.
—Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Indeed, much of Dose’s best work has been free verse—rooted in hip-hop, but not stuck in it.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2022
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
The book, first published in 1927, is organized according to the calendar, with a passage of free verse that evokes the qualities and pleasures of each month, a small monochrome drawing nearby, and, on the facing page, a full-color illustration of the sort to draw fascinated attention.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2023
His sentences come out as free verse, a sort of Rust Belt beat poetry.
—Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Indeed, much of Dose’s best work has been free verse—rooted in hip-hop, but not stuck in it.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free verse
Noun
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Wesley Viner, associate curator at the museum, told Fox News Digital the letter is part of an ongoing correspondence about the nature of poetry, knowledge and Christianity.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Don’t miss this historic celebration of music, poetry, and timeless storytelling.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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His teacher quickly got her students analyzing the poems of William Blake.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2025
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Just before his death, McVeigh handed a copy of the poem by William Ernest Henley to the prison warden.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
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Schwartz, who wrote both music and lyrics to all the songs in Wicked, is set to receive the 2025 Johnny Mercer Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala on Thursday, June 12, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
17 Apr. 2025
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The song’s lyrics concern doubt and betrayal in relationships, Springsteen said in a press release.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2025
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Onto the page spilled more than ten thousand lines of the richest and most resourceful blank verse in the English language, arranged into ten books in 1667, then rearranged into twelve in 1674.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
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Onto the page spilled more than ten thousand lines of the richest and most resourceful blank verse in the English language, arranged into ten books in 1667, then rearranged into twelve in 1674.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
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See how the rapper translates his rhymes into a distinct visual language.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That tariff rates set by the US (and China) are at levels only last seen in the 1920’s completes the shock, and rhymes with history.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Lawrence Burney,
Pitchfork,
18 Apr. 2025
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The song, which was featured on Post Malone’s country album F-1 Trillion, was also No. 1 on Billboard‘s 2024 Songs of the Summer chart.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
18 Apr. 2025
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