free verses

noun

Definition of free versesnext
plural of free verse
as in poems
verse that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm The author's free verse has a unique rhythmic intensity.

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  1. poems
  2. lyrics
  3. songs
Noun
  • He's been the subject of poems and stories, movies and songs, invoked as the judge of naughty or nice, the recipient of countless cookies and glasses of milk to sustain him on his journey.
    Michael Hoge, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • My maternal grandfather, who left school in 1917, could remember hundreds of lines of poems from his school days well into the 1970s.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of poems
Noun
  • Brewer & Shipley found success in the late 1960s and early 1970s for their socially conscious lyrics and commentary on the Vietnam War.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Viewers met Samberg as Clementine, who's playing keyboard and crooning his heart out in his apartment to ridiculous lyrics that seem to be about a girl who's — an actual drink?
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lyrics
Noun
  • Then there are also so many quintessential pop hits and Top 40 songs that blow it through the roof.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 27 Dec. 2024
  • While 143—now titled 1432—and the several singles that were spun off of the project are nowhere to be found on the charts in the United Kingdom at the moment, Perry does appear on multiple rankings in the country that focus only on popular songs.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of songs
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