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Where does “free verse” come from?

free verse (English) comes from French vers libre — free verse.

free verse (English): A poetic form divided into lines of no particular...

Definitions

  1. A poetic form divided into lines of no particular...

Ancestry of “free verse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvers librefree verse
Every word from French vers libre →