blank verse
blank verse
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blangk vurs]
- /blæŋk vɜrs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [blangk vurs]
- /blæŋk vɜrs/
Definitions of blank verse words
- uncountable noun blank verse Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables. 3
- noun blank verse unrhymed verse, esp in iambic pentameters 3
- noun blank verse unrhymed verse; esp., unrhymed verse having five iambic feet per line, as in Elizabethan drama 3
- noun blank verse unrhymed verse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse. 1
- noun blank verse poetry lacking rhyme 1
- noun blank verse A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme. 0
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Origin of blank verse
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blank verse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blank verse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
blank verse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blank verse
noun blank verse
- rhyme — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- writing — the act of a person or thing that writes.
- verse — (not in technical use) a stanza.
- lyric — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
Antonyms for blank verse
noun blank verse
- prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
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