unrhymed
Lacking matching endings
Unrhymed describes verse or poetry that doesn't use rhyme—lines that end without matching sounds.
Blank verse, written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, is the most famous example: Milton's Paradise Lost is written in unrhymed verse.
The term can also describe any text where rhyme might be expected but is absent.
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
- free versePoetry without fixed structure
- prose poetryLiterary hybrid, lyrical sentences
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- enjambmentUnpaused verse continuation
irregular · unmetered · asymmetrical · flowing · conversational · liberated · unconstrained · modernist
Innovative cultural pioneers
- imagismPrecise imagery in writing
- stream-of-consciousnessNarrative of unfiltered thought
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- innovationCreating something original
dissonance · experimental · unconventional · revolutionary · T.S. Eliot · Ezra Pound · objectivism
Uneven in surface
- rawIn original state
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
imperfect · asymmetrical · irregular · jarring · discordant · mismatched · uneven · choppy
Departing from standard practice
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
maverick · dissent · noncompliance · renegade · rule-breaking · liberated · unorthodox · independent
blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
- free versePoetry without fixed structure
- prose poetryLiterary hybrid, lyrical sentences
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
enjambment · irregular · unmetered · asymmetrical · flowing · conversational · liberated · unconstrained · modernist · experimental
avant-garde
Innovative cultural pioneers
- imagismPrecise imagery in writing
- stream-of-consciousnessNarrative of unfiltered thought
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
innovation · dissonance · experimental · unconventional · revolutionary · T.S. Eliot · Ezra Pound · objectivism
rough
Uneven in surface
- rawIn original state
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- unfinishedNot yet complete
incomplete · imperfect · asymmetrical · irregular · jarring · discordant · mismatched · uneven · choppy · abrupt
unconventional
Departing from standard practice
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
individualism · maverick · dissent · noncompliance · renegade · rule-breaking · liberated · unorthodox · independent · transgressive
unrhymedtraditional verse
Poetry with meter, rhyme
structured · metered · constrained · conventional · classical