verse

Definition of verse in English English dictionary: To educate about, to teach about
He versed us in the finer points of category theory.; One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed
Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second.; A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme
Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.; A specific fictional universe
There must be newcomers to the X-Men 'verse, too, since the threequel opened to an unprecedented $120 million Memorial Day Weekend box office..; Poetic form in general
The restrictions of verse have been steadily relaxed over time.; {v} to tell in verse; {n} poetry, a paragraph; a line of metrical text familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"; compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"; a line of metrical text; a line of metrical text familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology" compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga; literature in metrical form; A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet see Foot, n; The more subdued musical passages between refrains or choruses; To tell in verse, or poetry; Another word for Poetry Also another word for Stanza; A verse is one of the parts into which a poem, a song, or a chapter of the Bible or the Koran is divided. This verse describes three signs of spring. To familiarize by study or experience: He versed himself in philosophy. blank verse free verse nonsense verse society verse; A short division of any composition; Another term for stanza; Each chapter of the Bible is divided into "verses," just as a poem might be The verses are numbered, making them easy to find; A piece of poetry; compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga; A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part; Verse is writing arranged in lines which have rhythm and which often rhyme at the end. I have been moved to write a few lines of verse. see also blank verse = poetry; An introduction to a show tune that serves as a transition between the dialogue and the song form; A group of words in a song Songs can have one verse or many verses Most of today's popular songs have a verse and a refrain Also see bridge; writing which is arranged in short lines with a rhythmic pattern, or one of the parts into which a poem or song is divided; A single metrical line in a poetic composition; one line of poetry A division of a metrical composition, such as a stanza of a poem or hymn Metrical or rhymed composition as distinct from prose; poetry; A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses; A line of writing arranged in a metrical pattern, i e , a line of poetry Also, a piece of poetry or a particular form of poetry such as free verse, blank verse, etc , or the art or work of a poet Sidelight: The popular use of the word verse for a stanza or associated group of metrical lines is not in accordance with the best usage A stanza is a group of verses (See also Stich); To make verses; to versify; A single metrical line of poetry, or poetry in general (as opposed to prose); In poetry, a group of lines constituting a unit In liturgical music for the Catholic Church, a phrase from the Scriptures that alternates with the response; 9 disposed according to metrical rules; {i} rhyme; stanza; poem; subdivision of a Biblical chapter; Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry; A line of words arranged in a metrical pattern; One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments; familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"; - mode of expression using metered or measured language; One of the important elements of rock music form In rock music, the words usually change during the verse, but are repeated in each chorus The other main section of a rock song is called the bridge; A generic term used to describe poetic lines composed in a measured rhythmical pattern, that are often, but not necessarily, rhymed See also line, meter, rhyme, rhythm; Refers to either a single line of poetry or to metrical poetry in general; vs
Alcaic verse: A Greek meter, supposedly invented by Alcaeus; consisting of combinations of spondee, iambs and dactyls
blank verse: A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme
Milton's command of blank verse exceeds even Shakespeare's.
cite chapter and verse: To speak authoritatively, providing detailed factual information
cite chapter and verse: To provide specific references from an authoritative book, as the Bible or a book of statutes or rules, to support a statement
free verse: 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.
heroic verse: any of several forms of verse used in epic or dramatic poetry
quote chapter and verse: Alternative form of cite chapter and verse
vers: versine, versed sine
verse.: v
versed: {a} skilled, well learned, well practiced
A verse: verset
blank verse: unrhyming iambic pentameter, also called heroic verse, the usual rhythm of English dramatic and epic poetry from its introduction by Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, in his translation of Books II and IV of Virgil's Certain Books of Virgil's AEneis Shakespeare's Hamlet II 2 339: "The Lady shall say her minde freely; or the blanke Verse shall halt for't " Poems such as John Milton's Paradise Lost, Robert Browning's dramatic monologues, and Wallace Steven's "Sunday Morning" use blank verse
blank verse: Blank verse is a very flexible English verse form which can attain rhetorical grandeur whilst echoing the natural rhythms of human speech It was used first by Henry Howard in c 1540, soon becoming the standard metre for dramatic poetry It is used widely for narrative and meditative poems Much of the finest verse in English - by Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, and others - has been written in blank verse It should not be confused with free verse, which has no regular metre C
blank verse: unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
blank verse: Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables. Verse consisting of unrhymed lines, usually of iambic pentameter. poetry that has a fixed rhythm but does not rhyme free verse. Unrhymed verse, specifically unrhymed iambic pentameter, the preeminent dramatic and narrative verse form in English. It is also the standard form for dramatic verse in Italian and German. Adapted from Greek and Latin sources, it was introduced in Italy, then in England, where in the 16th century William Shakespeare transformed blank verse into a vehicle for the greatest English dramatic poetry, and its potential for grandeur was confirmed with John Milton's Paradise Lost (1667)
blank verse: - unrhymed iambic pentameter
blank verse: - poetry written without rhymes, but with a set metrical pattern, usually iambic pentameter
blank verse: (also called unrhymed iambic pentameter) Unrhymed lines of ten syllables each with the even-numbered syllables bearing the accents Blank verse has been called the most "natural" verse form for dramatic works, since it supposedly is the verse form most close to natural rhythms of English speech, and it has been the primary verse form of English drama and narrative poetry since the mid-Sixteenth Century Such verse is blank in rhyme only; it usually has a definite meter (Variations in this meter may appear occasionally) The Earl of Surrey first used the term blank verse in his 1540 translation of The Aeneid of Virgil As an example, in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theseus' speech to Hippolyta appears in blank verse
blank verse: unrhymed verse, unrhymed iambic pentameter verse
blank verse: This is unrhymed, usually iambic, pentameter For examples, check out the BlankVerse page on Tangerine! C
blank verse: Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in blank verse
blank verse: Unrhymed verse often used in English epic and dramatic poetry Its meter is iambic pentameter Compare heroic couplet
blank verse: the verse form most like everyday human speech, blank verse consists of unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter Many of Shakespeare's plays are in blank verse Close Window
blank verse: Unrhyming iambic pentameter
blank verse: poetry which doesn't rhyme, usually written in iambic pentameter
blank verse: Any unrhyming verse (hence the name "blank") Blank verse usually consists of lines of iambic pentameter Of all the English verse forms, it is the closest to the natural rhythms of English speech (Most of Shakespeare's plays are in blank verse)
chapter and verse: means of locating passages in the bible; precise evidence to make a point
echo verse: Verse in which the final words or syllables of a line or stanza are repeated as a response, often with an ironic effect
eighth verse: verse which is 8th in a series of verses
fifth verse: fifth stanza, fifth paragraph
first verse: first stanza, first paragraph
fourth verse: fourth stanza, fourth paragraph
free verse: Also known as Vers Libre, this is the most common form of modern poetry Rhythm is more controlled than in prose but lacking regular verse structure, stress patterns and rhyming of more traditional poetry
free verse: - Verse that has neither regular rhyme nor regular meter
free verse: unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
free verse: - also called open form poetry, free verse refers to poems characterized by their nonconformity to established patterns of meter, rhyme, and stanza Free verse uses elements such as speech patterns, grammar, emphasis, and breath pauses to decide line breaks, and usually does not rhyme
free verse: lines that have rhythm, but no determined meter or rhyme scheme
free verse: poetry whose lines do not have a regular pattern
free verse: Lines containing rhythm but nonmetrical lines For examples, check out theFree Verse page on Tangerine! G H
free verse: poetry that is characterized by varying line lengths, lack of traditional meter, and nonrhyming lines
free verse: Poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set meter
free verse: Refers to poetry that does not follow a prescribed form but is characterized by the irregularity in the length of lines and the lack of a regular metrical pattern and rhyme Free verse may use other repetitive patterns instead (like words, phrases, structures)
free verse: poetry which is not truly poetry in that it follows no regular rhyme or rhythm [top]
free verse: verse without regular rhythm or meter, poetry not conforming to a standard form
free verse: Verse that has neither regular rhyme nor regular meter Free verse often uses cadences rather than uniform metrical feet
free verse: Verse composed of variable, usually unrhymed lines having no fixed metrical pattern. poetry that does not have a fixed structure and does not rhyme blank verse. Poetry organized according to the cadences of speech and image patterns rather than according to a regular metrical scheme. Its rhythms are based on patterned elements such as sounds, words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs, rather than on the traditional units of metrical feet (see metrical foot). Free verse thus eliminates much of the artificiality and some of the aesthetic distance of poetic expression. It became current in English poetics in the early 20th century. See also prosody
heroic verse: poem about the voyages and accomplishments of a hero, epic poem
heroic verse: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
ninth verse: chapter 9, segment number 9
nonsense verse: Verse characterized by humor or whimsy and often featuring nonce words. Humorous or whimsical verse that features absurd characters and actions and often contains evocative but meaningless words coined for the verse. It is unlike the ritualistic gibberish of children's counting-out rhymes in that it makes such words sound purposeful. It differs from other comic verse in its resistance to any rational or allegorical interpretation. Most nonsense verse has been written for children and is modern, dating from the beginning of the 19th century. Examples include Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense (1846), Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" (1871), and Hilaire Belloc's Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896). See also limerick
second verse: second paragraph, second stanza
seventh verse: seventh paragraph, seventh stanza
sixth verse: sixth paragraph, sixth stanza
tenth verse: tenth paragraph, tenth stanza
third verse: third paragraph, third stanza
twentieth verse: twentieth paragraph, twentieth stanza
vers: versed sine
vers: A verse or verses
versed: knowledgeable or skilled, either through study or experience
versed: thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience; "well versed in classical languages"
versed: an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures
versed: Acquainted or familiar, as the result of experience, study, practice, etc
versed: If you are versed in or well versed in something, you know a lot about it. Page is well versed in many styles of jazz. Acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled: She is well versed in classical languages. be (well) versed in sth to know a lot about a subject, method etc (versatus, past participle of versari , from versare; VERSATILE)
versed: thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience; "well versed in classical languages
versed: {s} proficient, experienced, skilled, practiced
versed: skilled; practiced
versed: Turned
verses: plural of verse
verses: vv
white verse: verses of poetry that are equal in meter and do not rhyme

Turkish - English

Definition of verse in Turkish English dictionary
verses: {k} vv

verse

Turkish pronunciation

vırs

Synonyms

ballad, epic, jingle, lay, lyric, ode, poem, poesy, poetry, rhyme, rune, song, sonnet, stanza

Pronunciation

/ˈvərs/ /ˈvɜrs/

Etymology

[ 'v&rs ] (noun.) before 12th century. Partly from Old English vers; partly Old French vers; both Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”) vertō (“to turn around”).