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blank verse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Literature
ˌblank ˈverse noun [uncountable]  ALpoetry that has a fixed rhythm but does not rhyme 无韵诗 free verse
Examples from the Corpus
blank verseColeridge had developed an apparently relaxed, but in fact extremely clever style of blank verse.Shakespeare's blank verse
ˌblank ˈverse nounChineseSyllable
not a Corpus rhyme has that does rhythm but fixed poetry


blank verse
ˌblank ˈverse noun [uncountable]
poetry that has a fixed rhythm but does not rhyme
free verse


blank verseBrE /ˌblæŋk ˈvɜːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌblæŋk ˈvɜːrs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (specialist) poetry that has a regular rhythm, usually with ten syllables and five stresses in each line, but which does not rhyme 无韵诗(不押韵的抑扬五音步诗行,常为每行十个音节)   compare free verse