Free Verse: A fluid form which conforms to no set rules of traditional versification. The free in free verse refers to the freedom from fixed patterns of meter and rhyme, but writers of free verse employ familiar poetic devices such as assonance, alliteration, imagery, caesura, figures of speech etc., and their rhythmic effects are dependent on the syllabic cadences emerging from the context . The term is often used in its French language form, vers libre. Walt Whitman's By the Bivouac's Fitful Flame is an example of a poem written in free verse. NOTE: Although as ancient as Anglo-Saxon verse, free verse was first employed "officially" by French poets of the symbolistic movement and became the prevailing poetic form at the climax of romanticism. In the 20th century it was the chosen medium of the imagists and was widely adopted by American and English poets. NOTE: The one characteristic that distinguishes free verse from rhythmical prose is that free verse has line breaks which divide the content into uneven rhythmical units. (See also polyphonic prose, polyrhythmic verse)

Title	Author	Date Posted	Date Created	Ratings
				Votes	Creativity	Form	Imagery	Overall
2 Dots Over the A, No E.	Lisa Marie Brodsky	01/03/2006	01/02/2006	2	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
2. Invisibly Transparent	Alison McKenzie	12/16/2013	12/15/2013	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
2 Minute Warning	Chris Sorrenti	04/28/2024	04/28/2024	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
2. Mudslide	Julie Adams	08/23/2012	08/23/2012	1	Original	Well-Framed	Descriptive	Well Written
(2nd movement) a new release	Andrew S Adams	12/29/2002	12/29/2002	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
2 X-mases	Amanda Conlogue	01/25/2003	12/20/2000	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
300	Jeffrey Parren	07/26/2007	07/26/2007	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
3023	Andrew S Adams	04/17/2003	04/17/2003	2	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Well Written
30 Seconds Of Silence Shared With The Girl With New Eyes	Tom Goss	12/14/2005	12/14/2005	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
30th St. Station	Amanda Conlogue	05/21/2007	05/21/2007	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
31 December 2009	Leonard M Hawkes	01/01/2010	12/31/2009	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
31 flavors	Uriel Tovar	08/24/2005	08/24/2005	1	Outstanding	Well-Framed	Evocative	Well Written
3651	Maria Kintner	08/26/2007	08/26/2007	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
36 Minutes	Nikki Benson	04/27/2005	11/19/2004	4	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
3 a.m. Leaps	Melissa Panther	04/13/2009	03/04/2009	2	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Evocative	Memorable
3 a.m. romance - Explicit	Felicia Aguilar	07/13/2005	07/13/2005	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
3annivspecial	Melina Raven Maness Diebold	04/02/2002	04/02/2002	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
3. Orb of Wonder	Julie Adams	08/23/2012	08/23/2012	1	Imaginative	Well-Framed	Evocative	Memorable
(3rd movement) ground zero	Andrew S Adams	12/29/2002	12/29/2002	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
3. Scalene Sides of Love	Alison McKenzie	12/26/2013	12/26/2013	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
3 wars many earthquakes	Mary Frances Spencer	04/08/2011	04/07/2011	1	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Well Written
400 Candles	Chris Sorrenti	01/21/2021	01/21/2021	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
4 0 4	A. Paige White	02/20/2007	02/20/2007	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
40 Years Ago	Chris Sorrenti	12/08/2020	12/08/2020	2	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
417-2007 Hello... I know you're there	A. Paige White	04/17/2007	04/17/2007	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
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