unmetered
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmiːtərd/
- Literature
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verso libre
- But free verse (i.e., unrhymed, unmetered poetry) is still awash in music of its own, even if it requires a slightly keener, more attentive ear to hear it.
Examples
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(3) Music is unmetered, without bar lines and accents; (4) tempo is slower than today and generally should not vary; (5) and the dynamic range used is smaller than that employed in later periods.
Academic text (2002) -
The poem was written in unmetered verse, allowing the author to express emotions freely without strict patterns.
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In the workshop, we explored unmetered poetry, which gave us the freedom to create without the constraints of rhythm.
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Many modern poets favor unmetered lines to reflect the natural flow of speech.
Synonyms
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Poems that do not have regular rhyme or a steady beat
Poems that do not have regular rhyme or rhythm
A line of poetry that does not have a regular rhythm of beats
Not having a regular rhythm in speech, music, and poetry
Not having a regular beat or rhythm in poetry and music
Words in poetry or prose that do not follow a regular rhythm
Antonyms
How Metrical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unmetered comes from un- 'not' and meter 'measure', and in poetry meter means the regular beat or rhythm of lines. So unmetered lines are 'not' written in a fixed rhythm, like free verse.