Synonyms for verse
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.
- v. 1
To tell in verse, or poetry.
Related words
- Word family
- versemonger versesmith versification versify
- Phrases
- heroic verse clobber verse
Choose the right word
A verse is strictly a metrical line, but the word is often used as synonymous with stanza. Verse, in the general sense, denotes metrical writing without reference to the thought involved; as, prose and verse.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- poetry It's been quite a while since I've written poetry.
- poem This poem calls for great insight from the reader.
- text If the text doesn't make sense, it isn't coherent.
- sentence This sentence states exactly how the writer feels.
- passage I copied a passage from the book into my notebook.
By length
- 4 letters
- line1, song1, text1, poem2
- 5 letters
- meter2, metre2, rhyme1, stave1
- 6 letters
- poetry3, stanza2, poesie
- 7 letters
- numbers2, passage2, versify, poetise
- 8 letters
- sentence2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (poem2 = 2 syllables).