versified
Composed in verse
Versified is the past tense of versify, meaning to put into verse or compose poetry.
Someone who versified a story converted it from prose to metrical form: She versified the folk tale for her collection.
The word can suggest mechanical rather than inspired composition—turning something into verse without necessarily achieving poetic quality.
Device that measures usage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- limerickComedic five-line poem
- haikuJapanese seventeen-syllable verse
couplet · quatrain · ode · epic · ballad · villanelle · sestina · acrostic
Expressive, melodic quality
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
- alliterationMatching initial consonants
consonance · assonance · rhyme · diction · canto · refrain · strophe · envoi
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- scansionAnalyzing verse rhythm patterns
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- footLeg's lowest part
iamb · trochee · anapest · dactyl · pentameter · hexameter · tetrameter · trimeter
Composed in text
- renderedDepicted or processed
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
- translatedConverted between languages
- paraphrasedRestated using different words
recast · composed · crafted · penned · structured · formatted · arranged · rhymed
meter
Device that measures usage
haiku · couplet · quatrain · ode · epic · ballad · villanelle · sestina · acrostic · cinquain
lyricism
Expressive, melodic quality
alliteration · consonance · assonance · rhyme · diction · canto · refrain · strophe · envoi · apostrophe
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
foot · iamb · trochee · anapest · dactyl · pentameter · hexameter · tetrameter · trimeter · spondee
written
Composed in text
- renderedDepicted or processed
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
- translatedConverted between languages
paraphrased · recast · composed · crafted · penned · structured · formatted · arranged · rhymed · poeticized
versifiedprose
Unversified language
prosaic · unmetered · unrhymed · free-form · plain text