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Definition of Line of verse
1. Noun. A single line of words in a poem.
Exact synonyms: Line Of Poetry
Specialized synonyms: Acatalectic, Alexandrine, Catalectic, Hypercatalectic
Group relationships: Poem, Verse Form, Couplet
Generic synonyms: Line
Specialized synonyms: Acatalectic, Alexandrine, Catalectic, Hypercatalectic
Group relationships: Poem, Verse Form, Couplet
Generic synonyms: Line
Lexicographical Neighbors of Line Of Verse
Literary usage of Line of verse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Psychology by George Frederick Stout (1915)
"I may be quite able to recall a line of verse if I have first heard or recalled
the previous lines ; but I may be quite unable to recall the same line of ..."
2. The Messages of the Poets: The Books of Job and Canticles and Some Minor by Nathaniel Schmidt (1911)
"The redundant third line in verse 18: "And Israel he makes strength" should be
stricken out as well as the first line of verse 19 which forms with it the ..."
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