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A verse is formally a single line in a metrical composition, e.g. 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 ....
. 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
Stanza

In poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. In modern poetry, the term is often equivalent with strophe; in popular vocal music, a stanza is typically referred to as a "Verse " ....
.

The words "verse" and "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 ....
" are sometimes used synonymously, as distinct from prose
Prose

Prose is writing that resembles everyday Speech communication. The word "prose" is derived from the Latin prosa, which literally translates to "straightforward"....
, though verse usually indicates the use of rhythm
Rhythm

Rhythm is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events....
 and meter
Meter (poetry)

In poetry, the meter is the basic rhythm of a verse . Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order....
, with the exception of the 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....
 form. Meter, in this sense, is the basic rhythmic structure
Rhythm

Rhythm is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events....
 of a verse.






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A verse is formally a single line in a metrical composition, e.g. 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 ....
. 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
Stanza

In poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. In modern poetry, the term is often equivalent with strophe; in popular vocal music, a stanza is typically referred to as a "Verse " ....
.

The words "verse" and "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 ....
" are sometimes used synonymously, as distinct from prose
Prose

Prose is writing that resembles everyday Speech communication. The word "prose" is derived from the Latin prosa, which literally translates to "straightforward"....
, though verse usually indicates the use of rhythm
Rhythm

Rhythm is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events....
 and meter
Meter (poetry)

In poetry, the meter is the basic rhythm of a verse . Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order....
, with the exception of the 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....
 form. Meter, in this sense, is the basic rhythmic structure
Rhythm

Rhythm is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events....
 of a verse. Each section of a song is often called a verse.