verse (form)

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• verse form — noun a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines • Syn: ↑poem • Hypernyms: ↑literary composition, ↑literary work • Hyponyms: ↑abecedarius, ↑Alcaic, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Verse-chorus form — is a musical form common in popular music and predominant in rock since the 1960s. In contrast to AABA (thirty two bar) form, which is focused on the verse (contrasted and prepared by the bridge), in verse chorus form the chorus is highlighted… …   Wikipedia

• Verse (poetry) — A verse is generally considered to be a single line in a metrical composition, e.g. poetry. However, the use of verse has come to represent any division or grouping of words in such a composition, which traditionally had been referred to as a… …   Wikipedia

• verse line — noun a line of metrical text • Syn: ↑verse • Derivationally related forms: ↑verse (for: ↑verse), ↑versify (for: ↑verse) …   Useful english dictionary

• Verse drama and dramatic verse — Verse drama is any drama written as verse to be spoken; another possible general term is poetic drama. For a very long period, verse drama was the dominant form of drama in Europe (and was also important in non European cultures). Greek tragedy… …   Wikipedia

• Verse — Verse, n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See {Worth} to become, and cf. {Advertise}, {Averse}, {Controversy},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Verse-chorus-verse — may refer to:*Verse chorus form, a musical form common in popular musicEither of 2 songs by American rock band Nirvana: Written by Kurt Cobain* Verse Chorus Verse , a never completed Nevermind outtake * Sappy , removed at the last minute from In… …   Wikipedia

• verse — [və:s US və:rs] n [Date: 900 1000; : Old French; Origin: vers, from Latin versus turning, verse , from vertere to turn ] 1.) a set of lines that forms one part of a song, poem, or a book such as the Bible or the Koran ▪ Let s sing the last verse… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• verse — [vʉrs] n. [ME vers < OE fers & OFr vers, both < L versus, a turning, verse, line, row, pp. of vertere, to turn < IE * wert , to turn < base * wer > WARP, WORM, WARDS] 1. a sequence of words arranged metrically in accordance with… …   English World dictionary

• verse — [ vɜrs ] noun ** 1. ) count a group of words or sentences that form one section of a poem or song: The first three verses are about her childhood. Philip sang the first verse and then everyone joined in. a ) a small group of sentences in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• verse — ► NOUN 1) writing arranged with a metrical rhythm. 2) a group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song. 3) each of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible or other scripture. ORIGIN Latin versus a turn of the plough, a furrow, a …   English terms dictionary