Antonyms for versification


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vur-suh-fi-key-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌvɜr sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən


Definition of versification

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Latin versificationem (nominative versificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of versificare (see versify).
  • As in poetry : noun expressive, rhythmic literary work
Example sentences :
  • Then you have followed our theory of versification rigorously.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • The versification is too modern; the language often too ancient.
  • Extract from : « Cursory Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley (1782) » by Edmond Malone
  • To his versification, justice requires that praise should not be denied.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes » by Samuel Johnson
  • The old Danish poets were, for the most part, extremely rude in their versification.
  • Extract from : « Romantic Ballads » by George Borrow
  • Not that to Schiller 'form' meant mere style and versification.
  • Extract from : « Poetry for Poetry's Sake » by A. C. Bradley
  • Nor was he less a master of versification than of vocabulary.
  • Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury
  • His versification profited by this personal or literary familiarity.
  • Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury
  • Indeed, he confessed that he had already begun the work of versification.
  • Extract from : « A Book About Lawyers » by John Cordy Jeaffreson
  • But versification and numbers are the greatest pleasures of poetry.
  • Extract from : « Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry » by John Dryden
  • It is for his versification that he is admired, and with justice.
  • Extract from : « A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems » by Various

Synonyms for versification

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