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  Verse may refer to:

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 line of poetry, a stanza
  • Blank verse
    Blank verse

    Blank verse is a type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter , but no rhyme. In English, the meter most commonly used with blank verse has been iambic pentameter ....
     is a type of poetry having regular meter but no rhyme
  • Free verse
    Free verse

    Free Verse poetry does not have a strict pattern of rhyming. It does not have regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or a specific stanza pattern....
     is a type of poetry written without the use of strict meter or rhyme, but that is still recognizable as 'poetry'
  • Verses, 1878 novel by Edith Wharton
    Edith Wharton

    Edith Wharton was an United States novelist, short story writer and designer....
  • Verse, an occasional synonym for poetry
    Poetry

    Poetry is a form of literature art in which language is used for its aesthetics and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning ....


Religion
  • Chapters and verses of the Bible
    Chapters and verses of the Bible

    The Bible comprises Tanakh#Books of the Tanakh Books of the Bible for Judaism, 66 for Protestantism, 73 for Roman Catholic Church, and 78 for most Orthodox Christianity Christians....
  • Ayah
    Ayah

    Ayah is the Arabic language word for Omen or miracle, Cognate with Hebrew ot , means sign. The word usually refers to each one of the 6236 verses found in the Qur'an ....
    , each one of the 6236 verses found in the Qur'an


Music
  • Verse (band)
    Verse (band)

    Verse was a hardcore punk 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....
    , a hardcore punk
    Hardcore punk

    Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America and the UK in the late 1970s. The new sound was generally thicker, heavier and faster than earlier punk rock....
     band from Rhode Island
  • Verse (rapper) (b. 1986), British hip hop artist
  • Verse (popular music), roughly corresponds with a poetic stanza
  • Verse-chorus form
    Verse-chorus form

    Verse-chorus form is a musical form common in popular music and predominant in rock and roll 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 Pamyua
    Pamyua

    Pamyua is a Yupik musical group from Anchorage, Alaska in the U.S. state of Alaska....
  • Verse, a 2002 album by Patricia Barber
    Patricia Barber

    Patricia Barber is an American jazz singer, pianist, songwriter, and bandleader. She was born to parents who were both professional musicians; her father is Floyd "Shim" Barber, a former member of Glenn Miller's Band....


Other uses
  • Verse protocol
    Verse protocol

    Verse is a Computer network 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....
    , a networking protocol allowing real-time communication between computer graphics software
  • 'verse, expanded canon associated with a fictional series, or universe.


See also

  • Versus
    Versus

    Versus, often abbreviated to vs or vs., may refer to:*in everyday English when two parties are opposed to each other in some way, e.g., a sporting event, we speak of one party versus another....