versification

noun

ver·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌvər-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the making of verses

2

a

: metrical structure : prosody

b

: a particular metrical structure or style

3

: a version in verse of something originally in prose

Examples of versification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Slathering your emotions across the page while crossing your fingers about the versification was what bad readers expected and what bad poets did. —Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022

Auden’s career presents a sight unique in the annals of English literature: a vision of someone claiming as personal playground the entirety of English versification. —Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022

But this is bad advice, as showy and even showoffy rhymes are one of the special glories of English versification. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin versificātiōn-, versificātiō, from versificāre "to versify" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

circa 1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

versification

noun

ver·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌvər-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the making of verses