Prose vs. Verse
Prosenoun
Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
Prosenoun
Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
Prosenoun
(Roman Catholicism) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.
Proseverb
To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
Prosenoun
The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; - contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.
Prosenoun
Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
Prosenoun
A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.
Proseadjective
Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
Proseadjective
Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
Proseverb
To write in prose.
Proseverb
To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
Proseverb
To write prose.
Prosenoun
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
Prosenoun
matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
Prose
Prose is a form of written (or spoken) language that usually exhibits a natural flow of speech and grammatical structure—an exception is the narrative device stream of consciousness. The word first appears in English in the 14th century.
Versenoun
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
Versenoun
Poetic form in general.
Versenoun
One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
Versenoun
A small section of the Jewish or Christian Bible.
Verseverb
(obsolete) To compose verses.
Verseverb
(transitive) To tell in verse, or poetry.
Verseverb
to educate about, to teach about.
Verseverb
(colloquial) To oppose, to be an opponent for, especially in a video game.
Versenoun
A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
Versenoun
Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.
Versenoun
A short division of any composition.
Versenoun
A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
Versenoun
A piece of poetry.
Versenoun
One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.
Versenoun
A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
Verseverb
To tell in verse, or poetry.
Verseverb
To make verses; to versify.
Versenoun
literature in metrical form
Versenoun
a piece of poetry
Versenoun
a line of metrical text
Verseverb
compose verses or put into verse;
Verseverb
familiarize through thorough study or experience;
