Meaning of Verse (What is, Concept and Definition)

What is Verse:

The verse is a group of words that is subject to measurements, rhythm and rhyme which produces a certain rhythmic effect in the form of poem .A verse is made up of a set of sentences or short sentences.

The measure is established by the number of metric syllables of each verse, the rhyme is the coincidence that exists between the verses from the last accentuated vowel and the rhythm is the one that produces the aesthetic effect of the verse.The metric syllable is different from the grammatical syllables.

The determination of the number of metric syllables is by the phonetic, the word At the end of each verse, synergy and synalefa, the hiatus and the dieresis.The minor art verses are formed by verses of up to 8 syllables, the major art verses consist of verses of 9 and more syllables.However, there are irregular verses that don't have a fixed number of syllables.

The word verse comes from the Latin versus which means “ groove or row” and from there “writing line.”

The use of the term verse in Argentina refers to something that is false or is a lie.

There are several types of verses such as: the free verse is one that is not subject to measure and rhymes, the acute verse is a set of words that rhymes and ends with a sharp word in this type of verse we must bear in mind that when counting the metric syllables a syllable is added to the number of grammatical syllables.Likewise, the verses that are characterized by having a measure and lack of rhyme are called white verse, the regular verse is one that is characterized by having the same measure in each verse and rhyme.

See also Rhyme.

Verse and stanza

The verse is made up of sentences while the stanza is the set of verses.Currently, the stanzas do not have the same number of verses, measure and rhythm.stanzas go separated by a space and receive the name according to the verse number, for example: paired stanza of two verses, third stanza of 3 verses, quartet stanza of 4 verses and so on.

Verse and prose

The verse is a special form of writing that is characterized by complying with certain special rules such as rhythm and measurement, however, prose is the natural way of writing and not is subject to special rules such as the novel.

Difference between prose and verse.