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dramatic verse

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dramatic verse

Genre of poetry in which one or more characters ‘speak’ directly. It is also the format for some drama, especially the plays of English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare, who wrote his speeches in both regular verse and in prose.

Ballads are often written in dramatic verse, and poets who use this format include the English writer Robert Browning.


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