free verse

Example Sentences

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Singsong rhyme and meter are out; free verse and wistfulness are in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But I tried writing this free verse thing, and I really liked it and wanted to write more things like that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“Joe Pera Talks With You” was, though, a free verse Midwestern ode to tenderness and wonder.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Renshi is a kind of Japanese collaborative poetry that is more open-ended free verse than older forms like “renku.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2022

“Looks kind of like free verse, doesn’t it?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt