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Free verse is an open form of poetry. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern. Many poems composed in free verse thus tend to follow the rhythm of natural speech.
self-evidently continues to observe a convention of the poetic line in some sense, at least in written representations,
writing free verse was like "playing tennis without a net."
Although free verse requires no meter, rhyme, or other traditional poetic techniques, a poet can still use them to create some sense of structure
Pattern and discipline is to be found in free verse: the internal pattern of sounds, the choice of exact words, and the effect of associations give free verse its beauty
Goethe, Dryden, Walt Whitman, John Wycliff, Christina Rosetti, Coventry Patmore
Imagists - Anglo-American poetry that favored precision of imagery and clear, sharp language. It
isolates a single image to reveal its essence
e.g. Clear lie the fields, and fade into blue air,
It has a beauty like the Chinese
Due to a lack of predetermined form, free verse poems have the potential to take truly unique shapes
the poet possesses more license to express, and has more control over the development of the poem. This can allow for a more spontaneous and individualized poetic art product.