: verse whose meter is irregular in some respect or whose rhythm is not metrical
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The award-winning work, told through a mix of free verse and haiku, offers a poignant and nuanced look at a young person growing up Black in the nineteen-sixties and seventies, finding herself through the art of writing.—The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024 Here are some of Robert Frost’s insights into how poetry works its magic:
Writing free verse is like playing tennis without a net.—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024 Taking its title from a Toni Morrison quote, Water Made Us employs free verse, voice memos from family and friends, and sterling arrangements crafted with L.A. producer McClenney to examine her past relationships.—Ew Staff, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2023 Rhyming poems, like Reed’s, have fallen out of style this century in favor of free verse.—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for free verse
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