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
4-20-04	Oliver Drewman	04/21/2004	04/20/2004	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
4:35pm	Chris Sorrenti	11/18/2023	11/18/2023	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
46th and 8th Ave	Julie Adams	10/29/2003	10/29/2003	2	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
47 Million	Mary Ellen Smith	01/24/2006	01/24/2006	1	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Evocative	Memorable
49 and 0	Gabriel Ricard	11/06/2011	11/06/2011	3	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
49yrs	Chris Sorrenti	06/23/2022	06/23/2022	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
4 AM Tick	Alison McKenzie	11/23/2010	11/23/2010	3	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Well Written
4 EVA	Angela Thomas	06/10/2005	06/09/2005	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
4. In the thick of it	Julie Adams	08/23/2012	08/23/2012	3	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
4 Syllable Lament	Ben Evans	04/02/2011	04/03/2011	1	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
4. Where Is Your Authenticity?	Alison McKenzie	12/29/2013	12/29/2013	1	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
50 Trillion Ways To Destroy The Memory Of Her Smile	Tom Goss	03/01/2015	03/01/2015	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
5:17 AM	Maryellen Lebeda-Parra	04/15/2003	04/15/2003	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Evocative	Memorable
53 Years	Chris Sorrenti	11/19/2025	11/19/2025	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
5.8	Chris Sorrenti	09/12/2025	09/12/2025	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
5-9	Jo Halliday	09/04/2010	09/05/2010	1	Outstanding	Well-Framed	Evocative	Memorable
5 Alarm	Amanda Conlogue	01/25/2003	04/20/2000	1	Brilliant	Well-Framed	Vivid	Well Written
5 AM	Jeffrey Parren	05/20/2005	04/29/2004	1	Imaginative	Competent	Descriptive	Clever
5. I did not realize I was worthy	Julie Adams	08/23/2012	08/23/2012	1	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
5 Months 11 Days	Lizz Scott	05/26/2004	05/25/2004	1	Original	Outstanding Flow	Descriptive	Well Written
60 Acres	Mark Maxey	01/29/2007	01/29/2007	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
6.1	Chris Sorrenti	06/05/2025	06/05/2025	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
6 1 1 6	Maria Kintner	06/02/2016	06/01/2016	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
64 to 69	Tony Whitaker	12/21/2007	12/21/2007	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Evocative	Memorable
65th and columbus	Angela Thomas	04/07/2009	04/07/2009	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
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