Meaning Of The Word Blank verse

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blank verse
unrhymed verse; esp., unrhymed verse having five iambic feet per line, as in Elizabethan drama
noun: unrhymed verse, esp in iambic pentameters
uncountable noun: Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables.

blank verse in American English
noun: unrhymed verse, esp. the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse

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