versification

noun

Definition of versificationnext
as in poetry

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Recent Examples of versification Slathering your emotions across the page while crossing your fingers about the versification was what bad readers expected and what bad poets did. — Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 But this is bad advice, as showy and even showoffy rhymes are one of the special glories of English versification. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for versification
  1. poetry
  2. poesy
  3. poem
  4. minstrelsy
  5. rhyme
  6. lyric
  7. free verse
  8. blank verse
Noun
  • Cadogan, a poetry lover, also worked with Laura Turner, creative producer at Beningbrough, to bring in a writer-in-residence.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • His poetry has been published in Nine Mile, Doubly Mad, Pulsebeat, and The Lyric, and elsewhere.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of poetry
Noun
  • The collection evolved from there into Monica’s distinctive twist on some of her favorite antique and vintage pieces—charms, poesy rings and celestial motifs.
    — Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Around my neck is my poesy ring 'adventure' necklace, with a locket holding my secret messages.
    — Will Kahn, Town & Country, 8 Mar. 2019
Definition of poesy
Noun
  • The poem’s anguished meditations on love’s savagery and isolation are designed to draw blood.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His poems and books have been translated into Spanish, French, and Dutch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of poem
Noun
  • From minstrelsy to cake walks to the chitlin circuit, the audience has always been crucial to the context.
    — Lauren Morrow September 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The minstrelsy of late-night-TV activism Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart protested the cancellation by CBS of his cohort Stephen Colbert’s Late Show by staging an appalling musical routine on The Daily Show, circling the wagons in Colbert’s defense.
    — Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
Definition of minstrelsy
Noun
  • The rhyme scheme is typically abcb, which means the second and fourth lines end in the same rhyme (b).
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Straight women queuing for Heated Rivalry and Heartstopper have a rhyme with any human queuing for the Court of Thorns and Roses series, simply given all those werewolves.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rhyme
Noun
  • The results are most effective when the lyrics are tight and embody the colorful feelings that Greene’s music often evokes.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The lyrics point to an understanding that change requires sacrifice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of lyric
Noun
  • There was no such thing as free verse until the late 19th century.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026
  • The poem’s narrative frequently shifts between different speakers and languages, and Eliot employed a range of styles and techniques, including free verse and stream of consciousness.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
Definition of free verse
Noun
  • The piece has the pattern of blank verse.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But Kantor wrote it in blank verse — little help for the script.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of blank verse

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