verse synonyms

verse

n.

  1. Composition in poetic form

    poetry, poem, metrical composition, versification, stanza, rhyme, lyric, sonnet, ode, heroic verse, dramatic poetry, blank verse, vers libre (French).

  2. A unit of verse, sense 1

    line, verse, stanza, stave, strophe, antistrophe, hemistich, distich, quatrain.

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