free verse

English

Etymology

A calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French vers libre.

Noun

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.

Translations

poetic form

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自由詩／自由诗 (zh) (zìyóushī), 自由诗 (zh) (zìyóushī)

• Finnish: vapaa mitta
• French: vers libre (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Ido: liberaverso
• Japanese: 自由詩 (jiyūshi)
• Russian: верли́бр (ru) m (verlíbr), бе́лый стих (ru) m (bélyj stix)
• Tagalog: malayang tula, malayang taludturan