unrhymed

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Thân thiện

A poet writes unrhymed verse in a notebook.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not having rhyme; lacking a regular pattern of rhyming sounds at the ends of lines: Describes poetry or verse that does not use end rhyme. It is a technical term in prosody (the study of verse).

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • Much of modern poetry is written in unrhymed verse.
  • The poet chose an unrhymed form to create a more natural, conversational tone.
  • Shakespeare often used unrhymed iambic pentameter (blank verse) in his plays.

Advanced Usage

• "Unrhymed" is often used in contrast with "rhymed" to describe poetic forms. It is a neutral, descriptive term.
• It is frequently paired with specific metrical terms, most notably in "unrhymed iambic pentameter," which is the definition of blank verse.
  • Writing unrhymed blank verse is like playing tennis without a net. (This example highlights the formal challenge of the form.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rhymed (adj.): The direct antonym, meaning having rhyme.
• Blank Verse (n.): A specific, common type of unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter.
• Free Verse (n.): Poetry that does not use a regular meter or rhyme scheme. All free verse is unrhymed, but not all unrhymed verse is free verse (e.g., blank verse has a strict meter).

Synonyms

• Non-rhyming: A more general, less technical synonym.
• Without rhyme: A descriptive phrase with the same meaning.

Antonyms

• Rhymed
• Rhyming

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not having rhyme
   • writing unrhymed blank verse is like playing tennis without a net

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unrimed
• rhymeless
• rimeless