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Free verse
Poetic style / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Blank verse.
Free verse is an open form of poetry which does not use a prescribed or regular meter or rhyme[1] and tends to follow the rhythm of natural or irregular speech. Free verse encompasses a large range of poetic form, and the distinction between free verse and other forms (such as prose) is often ambiguous.[2][3]
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