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| blank verse |
unrhymed verse, usu. in iambic pentameter. |
| haiku |
a Japanese verse form of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables respectively, or any poem written in this form. |
| rondeau |
a short lyrical poem of French origin that consists of three stanzas with an unrhymed opening phrase recurring as a refrain. [1/3 definitions] |
| tanka |
an unrhymed Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables in five lines, having five syllables in the first and third lines and seven in each of the other three lines. |
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