vers libre

[ vair lee-bruh; French ver lee-bruh ]

noun

1. free verse.

vers libre

/ vɛr librə /

noun

1. See free verse
   (in French poetry) another term for free verse

Word History and Origins

Origin of vers libre¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20

Example Sentences

He was writing rhymed vers libre in 1903, possibly stimulated by translations in a volume called "Posie Arabe."

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Like vers libre and all New Age realisations and creations, its first essential is freedom.

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Slowly, reluctantly (rather like a vers libre poem) the quaint little train comes to a stand.

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Richard Aldington's "Childhood" is a very typical example of vers libre.

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This beauty might be none the less beautiful if expressed in vers libre; its beauty might take a new flavour from our time.

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