What does the term blank verse mean?

Answer 1

An example of a blank verse is,

The Ball Poem by John Berryman

What is the boy now, who has lost his ball,

What, what is he to do? I saw it go

Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then

Merrily over-there it is in the water!

Answer 2

An example of a blank verse poem would be Mending Walls by Robert Frost. Blank verse poems have no fixed number of lines, and have a conventional meter that is used for verse drama and long narrative poems.

Answer 3

Blank verse is verse written in unrhymed iambic pentemeter. For example, Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare is traditional rhymed iambic pentemeter, whereas Antony's Funeral Oration in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is unrhymed iambic pentemeter: Blank Verse. Read the two pieces I mentioned and you'll get a better understanding.

Answer 4

The term, blank verse, refers to poetry or verse that does not rhyme but has a regular beat, like a heart beat. Most of Shakespeare's plays are written in blank verse. Poets in more recent times continue to use blank verse.

Answer 5

Blank verse is unrhymed verse typically in iambic pentameter. It is commonly used in English poetry and drama, including works by Shakespeare and Milton. The lack of rhyme scheme in blank verse allows for a more natural and conversational flow of speech.

Answer 6

Shakespeare often wrote in blank verse.