![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Elegiac couplets are alternating lines of verse having the rhythmic pattern of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables (as in the word tenderly) repeated first six times and then five times. The second meaning of elegy is the one we typically think of today, but in classical literature (and in modern German literature) an elegy can be on any topic, as long as it is in elegiac couplets. Send us feedback about these examples.Elegy 1 : a poem in elegiac couplets 2 : a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'blank verse.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2020 Father Cardenal began writing poetry as a young man, tracing the tormented history of Nicaragua and Latin America as epics in blank verse. O’Gorman, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2021 This month, the recommendations include a long novel told in blank verse, Shakespeare plays turned into prose, a rollicking science fiction caper, and a bold memoir. 2022 The book received plenty of praise, but many critics missed the point, describing Betts’s work as raw and gritty, when the title poem is entirely in blank verse - unrhymed iambic pentameter. ![]() 2022 Taking precedence over encomiums and recitations, costumes and nostalgia is the book itself, 710 pages of inner monologue and dialogue, stream of consciousness, blank verse, Greek classics and the venues and byways of Dublin, 1904. Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2022 The blank verse brings vim to the proceedings, but there’s nothing in Trump, real or imagined, that could match Charles’ hubristic, bone-crushing personal tragedy. 2023 Murder and mayhem without the blank verse. Brandon Tensley, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. Recent Examples on the Web Through a stylish mix of prose, blank verse and illustrations, Last on His Feet captures these tensions with unsparing poignancy. ![]()
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