verse

Definition

  • noun: writing in which words are arranged in a rhythmic pattern
  • noun: a line of metrical writing
  • verb: to make verse
  • synonyms: poetry, versify, versification

Examples

  • He can give 'chapter and verse' about/on the dangers of smoking.

  • The second 'verse' is sung the same way as the first.

  • the 'blank verse' of Shakespeare and Milton

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) To quote scripture: The first one given a ring was not the first Lantern. The first was Avra. HAL: The Book of Oa, first chapter, first verse. Long ago, before our stars had ignited... ...long ago, when life was new and the universe was in its infancy... ...before order... ...there was chaos. (..)
    2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights