What does blank verse mean?

blank verse means "unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)".

Is blank verse a common word?

blank verse is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Blank verse — meaning and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
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What does blank verse mean?: blank verse means "unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)".
Is blank verse a common word?: blank verse is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for blank verse come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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