Meaning & use
versification
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The art or technique of composing verse, including its meter, rhyme, and structure.
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The professor's lecture on versification covered iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme.
Her mastery of versification gave the poem a musical, flowing quality.
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Versification concerns the technical craft of poetry, distinct from a poem's content or meaning.
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