free verse en · NOUN
Etymology
A calque of French vers libre.
Meanings
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(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.
Translations (15)
hi बेतुका छंद (poetic form) · pl wiersz wolny (poetic form) · ja 自由詩 (poetic form) · tl malayang taludturan (poetic form) · fr vers libre (poetic form) · cmn 自由詩 /自由诗 (poetic form) · tl malayang tula (poetic form) · ru бе́лый стих (poetic form) · ko 자유시 (poetic form) · mi ruri māhorahora (poetic form) · fi vapaa mitta (poetic form) · io liberaverso (poetic form) · ru верли́бр (poetic form) · tr serbest şiir (poetic form) · tr serbest nazım (poetic form)