versify
Write in meter
Versify means to write in verse—to compose poetry or turn prose into metrical form.
The word often carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting competent but uninspired poetry: He versified for years without producing anything memorable.
Someone who versifies is a versifier, a term that similarly implies craft without genius.
Device that measures usage
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- scansionAnalyzing verse rhythm patterns
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- strophePoetic structural division
enjambment · refrain · diction · imagery · metaphor · simile · alliteration · assonance
Fourteen-line metered poem
- haikuJapanese seventeen-syllable verse
- limerickComedic five-line poem
- odeLaudatory verse form
- elegyPoem lamenting the departed
ballad · couplet · quatrain · stanza · epic · villanelle · sestina · acrostic
Two-syllable metrical foot
- trocheeStressed-then-unstressed foot
- anapestTrisyllabic metrical foot
- dactylFinger, toe, or verse foot
- spondeeDouble-stress metrical unit
foot · beat · tempo · measure · pulse · accentuation · stress · syllable
Narrative poem or song
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- madrigalUnaccompanied Renaissance choral composition
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- cantataVocal work with instruments
libretto · chanson · hymn · anthem · chorus · refrain · lyric · song
Writer of verse
- bardPoet of epics
- sonneteerWriter of fourteen-line poems
- wordsmithSkilled prose artisan
- poetasterInferior or worthless writer of verse
rhymester · lyricist · minstrel · troubadour · laureate · scribe
Think deeply about
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
originality · inventiveness · eloquence · voice · theme · motif · sentiment · passion
meter
Device that measures usage
strophe · enjambment · refrain · diction · imagery · metaphor · simile · alliteration · assonance · euphony
sonnet
Fourteen-line metered poem
elegy · ballad · couplet · quatrain · stanza · epic · villanelle · sestina · acrostic · pastoral
iamb
Two-syllable metrical foot
- trocheeStressed-then-unstressed foot
- anapestTrisyllabic metrical foot
- dactylFinger, toe, or verse foot
spondee · foot · beat · tempo · measure · pulse · accentuation · stress · syllable · pentameter
ballad
Narrative poem or song
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- madrigalUnaccompanied Renaissance choral composition
- ariaOperatic solo piece
cantata · libretto · chanson · hymn · anthem · chorus · refrain · lyric · song
poet
Writer of verse
poetaster · rhymester · lyricist · minstrel · troubadour · laureate · scribe
muse
Think deeply about
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- creativityCapacity for original thought
expression · originality · inventiveness · eloquence · voice · theme · motif · sentiment · passion · reverie
- cover versionReperformed song by another artist
- full versionComplete, unrestricted release
- final versionCompleted, approved iteration
- short versionReduced length rendition
- beta versionPre-release test software
- basic versionSimplest available form
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