versification

English Thesaurus

1. the art or practice of writing verse (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	authorship, composition, penning, writing,
definition	:	the act of creating written works (noun.act)

2. the form or metrical composition of a poem (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	form,
definition	:	an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern,
definition	:	(prosody) a system of versification (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	rhyme, rime,
definition	:	correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) (noun.communication)

3. a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	adaptation, version,
definition	:	a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form (noun.communication)

4. the art or practice of writing verse (noun.communication)

derivation	:	poetise, poetize, verse, versify, poetise, poetize, verse, versify, poetise, poetize, verse, versify,
definition	:	compose verses or put into verse (verb.creation)

derivation	:	poetise, poetize, verse, versify, poetise, poetize, verse, versify, poetise, poetize, verse, versify,
definition	:	compose verses or put into verse (verb.creation)