versification

/ˌvɜrsəfəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The art or practice of writing poetry, especially in terms of meter, rhyme, and structure.
    • In the workshop, students studied the versification of Shakespeare's plays.
    • His textbook on versification explains different rhyme schemes and stanza forms.
    • The poet's mastery of versification made her sonnets flow beautifully.
  2. A particular style or system of poetic meter and rhyme.
    • The versification of this epic poem follows a strict dactylic hexameter.
    • Modern versification often breaks traditional rules of meter.
    • She compared the versification of two different translations of the same poem.
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