Prose vs. Verse — What's the Difference?

Prose is a form of written (or spoken) language that usually exhibits a natural flow of speech and grammatical structure—an exception is the narrative device stream of consciousness. The word "prose" first appears in English in the 14th century.

A single metrical line in a poetic composition; one line of poetry.

Ordinary speech or writing, without metrical structure.

A division of a metrical composition, such as a stanza of a poem or hymn.

Commonplace expression or quality.

A poem.

Roman Catholic Church A hymn of irregular meter sung before the Gospel.

Metrical or rhymed composition as distinct from prose; poetry.

To write prose.

The art or work of a poet.

To speak or write in a dull, tiresome style.

A group of poems

Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

Metrical writing that lacks depth or artistic merit.

Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.

A particular type of metrical composition, such as blank verse or free verse.

(Roman Catholicism) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.

One of the numbered subdivisions of a chapter in the Bible.

To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.

To versify or engage in versifying.

The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; - contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.

To familiarize by study or experience

Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.

To play against (an opponent) in a competition.

A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.

A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.

Poetic form in general.

Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.

One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.

To write in prose.

A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)

To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.

(music) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.

To write prose.

(obsolete) To compose verses.

Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

(transitive) To tell in verse, or poetry.

Matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

To educate about, to teach about.

To oppose, to compete against, especially in a video game.

Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.

A short division of any composition.

A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.

A piece of poetry.

One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.

A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.

To tell in verse, or poetry.

To make verses; to versify.

Literature in metrical form

A piece of poetry

A line of metrical text

Compose verses or put into verse;

Familiarize through thorough study or experience;