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noun
unrhymed verse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse.
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Origin of blank verse
First recorded in 1580–90
Words nearby blank verse
blankety-blank, blankly, blank shell, blank slate, blank tape, blank verse, blank wall, blanquette, blanquette de veau, Blanqui, blanquillo
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British Dictionary definitions for blank verse
blank verse
noun
prosody unrhymed verse, esp in iambic pentameters
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Cultural definitions for blank verse
blank verse
Verse written in iambic pentameter, without rhyme. Many of the speeches in the plays of William Shakespeare are written in blank verse; this example is from Macbeth:
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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