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
Abundant Rain of the Heavy	Tom Goss	05/08/2007	05/08/2007	1	Brilliant	Well-Framed	Vivid	Memorable
abusive relationship	Andrew S Adams	06/22/2003	06/21/2003	2	Outstanding	Well-Framed	Evocative	Well Written
a butterfly effect	Andrew S Adams	12/28/2003	12/27/2003	8	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
Abysmal Craziness and Divine Shenanigans - Explicit	Max Bouillet	02/15/2004	02/15/2004	4	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
Abyss	George Hoerner	09/04/2012	09/04/2012	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Evocative	Memorable
A Cabin Named Mitilda	Alison McKenzie	06/05/2016	06/05/2016	2	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
A Call to Unusual Expression	Alison McKenzie	11/29/2011	11/28/2011	2	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
A Candle	Rhonda Maneki	04/06/2007	04/06/2007	1	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Evocative	Well Written
a candle burns out	Andrew S Adams	11/16/2002	11/15/2002	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
A cat a lystless	A. Paige White	06/28/2007	06/28/2007	1	Brilliant	Well-Framed	Vivid	Well Written
accelerator - Explicit	Amanda Conlogue	10/05/2004	10/03/2004	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
Acceptance	Alisa Js	02/23/2009	02/22/2009	1	Outstanding	Well-Framed	Evocative	Well Written
acceptance	Cymbre Dolphay	05/17/2003	05/16/2003	2	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Evocative	Memorable
Accept[ants]	D. Xavier Bari	02/02/2003	03/12/2002	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Evocative	Clever
Accepted Expectancy	Jeffrey Parren	09/18/2007	09/18/2007	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
Accidentally Cool	Tony Whitaker	05/13/2007	05/13/2007	3	Outstanding	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
Accipiter's Delight - Explicit	A. Paige White	07/02/2006	07/02/2005	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
Accordant Shimmer	Alison McKenzie	05/18/2011	05/18/2011	4	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
Accouterments	Jane E Pearce	02/25/2005	02/24/2005	4	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
AC Dreams	Jeffrey Parren	05/16/2007	05/31/2006	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
Acer Grandidentatum	Leonard M Hawkes	04/22/2009	02/10/1997	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
A Certain Course (revised)	Stephanie Kent	07/06/2003	07/05/2003	2	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
A Chance in Hell	JJ Johnson	04/25/2015	04/25/2015	This Poem Is Currently Not Rated
A Chance of Showers	Leonard M Hawkes	07/26/2004	07/25/2004	1	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
A change of scenery	Jo Halliday	10/17/2018	10/17/2018	2	Brilliant	Outstanding Flow	Vivid	Memorable
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