free verse

English

Etymology

A calque of French vers libre.

Noun

free verse (uncountable)

(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

poetic form

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自由詩 (zh), 自由诗 (zh) (zìyóushī)
Finnish: vapaa mitta
French: vers libre (fr) m

Ido: liberaverso
Japanese: 自由詩 (jiyūshi)
Russian: верли́бр (ru) m (verlíbr), бе́лый стих (ru) m (bélyj stix)
Tagalog: malayang tula, malayang taludturan

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