unrhyming
Lacking sonic echoes
Unrhyming describes verse or words that don't rhyme.
Unrhyming poetry, also called blank verse or free verse, abandons the traditional correspondence of end sounds: The poem's power came from its stark, unrhyming lines.
Two words are unrhyming when they share no phonetic echo: "orange" and "month" are famously unrhyming in English.
Unpaused verse continuation
- lineationDivision into lines
- blank verseUnrhymed iambic pentameter
- meterlessHaving no meter
- stanzasUnits of grouped lines
whitespace · breaks · cadence · imagist · stream-of-consciousness · modernism · expressionism · spontaneity
Lack of harmony
- cacophonyHarsh, clashing sounds
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
inharmonious · dissonant · discord · grating · mismatch · atonal · harsh · strident
Testing new methods
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
- rule-breakingDisregarding established standards
innovative · idiosyncratic · offbeat · radical · original · groundbreaking · boundary-pushing · rebellious
Lacking imagination or excitement
- unpoeticLacking verse's qualities
- narrativeAccount of events
- plainspokenCandid in speech
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
unmusical · flat · matter-of-fact · workmanlike · functional · utilitarian
enjambment
Unpaused verse continuation
- lineationDivision into lines
- blank verseUnrhymed iambic pentameter
- meterlessHaving no meter
stanzas · whitespace · breaks · cadence · imagist · stream-of-consciousness · modernism · expressionism · spontaneity · diction
dissonance
Lack of harmony
- cacophonyHarsh, clashing sounds
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
off-key · inharmonious · dissonant · discord · grating · mismatch · atonal · harsh · strident · raucous
experimental
Testing new methods
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
rule-breaking · innovative · idiosyncratic · offbeat · radical · original · groundbreaking · boundary-pushing · rebellious · defiant
prosaic
Lacking imagination or excitement
- unpoeticLacking verse's qualities
- narrativeAccount of events
- plainspokenCandid in speech
conversational · unmusical · flat · matter-of-fact · workmanlike · functional · utilitarian