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free verse

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Etymology

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A calque of French vers libre.

Noun

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free verse (uncountable)

  1. (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.

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