Verse
Encyclopedia
Poetry
- Verse (poetry)Verse (poetry)A verse is formally a single line in a metrical composition, e.g. poetry. However, the word has come to represent any division or grouping of words in such a composition, which traditionally had been referred to as a stanza....
, a metrical structure, a stanza - Blank verseBlank verseBlank verse is poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. It has been described as "probably the most common and influential form that English poetry has taken since the sixteenth century" and Paul Fussell has claimed that "about three-quarters of all English poetry is in blank verse."The first...
is a type of poetry having regular meter but no rhyme - Free verseFree verseFree verse is a form of poetry that refrains from consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.Poets have explained that free verse, despite its freedom, is not free. Free Verse displays some elements of form...
is a type of poetry written without the use of strict meter or rhyme, but is still recognized as poetry - VersedVersedVersed is a book of poetry written by Rae Armantrout and published by Wesleyan University Press in 2009 . It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.-Awards:...
, 2009 collection of poetry by Rae Armantrout - Verse, an occasional synonym for poetryPoetryPoetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
Religion
- Chapters and verses of the BibleChapters and verses of the BibleThe Bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times and later assembled into the Biblical canon. All but the shortest of these books have been divided into chapters, generally a page or so in length, since the early 13th century. Since the mid-16th century, each chapter has...
- AyahAyahAyah or Aayah is the Arabic word for sign or proof:"These are the Ayat of Allah, which We recite to you with truth...
, each one of the 6236 verses found in the Qur'an
Music
- Verse (band)Verse (band)Verse was a hardcore band from Providence, Rhode Island. They released three full-length albums and an EP on Rivalry and Bridge 9 Records and conducted a number of full U.S. tours...
, a hardcore punk band - Verse (rapper) (b. 1986), British hip hop artist
- Verse (popular music), roughly corresponds to a poetic stanza
- Verse-chorus formVerse-chorus formVerse-chorus form is a musical form common in popular music and predominant in rock since the 1960s. In contrast to AABA form, which is focused on the verse , in verse-chorus form the chorus is highlighted...
, a musical form common in popular music where the chorus is highlighted - Verses (Apallut), a 2001 album by the Alaskan group PamyuaPamyuaPamyua is a Yupik musical group from Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska.-General information:Pamyua's music is self-described as "tribal funk" and "world music"...
- Verse, a 2002 album by Patricia BarberPatricia Barber-Discography:* Split Premonition Records * Distortion of Love Antilles * Cafe Blue Blue Note, Premonition Records * Modern Cool Blue Note, Premonition Records...
- Ben MountBen MountBenjamin Mount, also known as Verse, Ben the Verse, The Verse and Pendulum Man, is an English rapper, producer and record label owner best known as the MC in Australian drum and bass group Pendulum.- Biography :...
(b. 1977), also known as The Verse or MC Verse, British rapper, producer and record label owner.
Other uses
- Verse protocolVerse protocolVerse is a networking protocol allowing real-time communication between computer graphics software. For example, several architects can build a house in the same virtual environment using their own computers, even if they are using different software. If one architect builds a spiral staircase,...
, a networking protocol allowing real-time communication between computer graphics software - Verse, a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany