Blank Verse

无韵诗

Blank verse consists of lines of iambic pentameter which are unrhymed—hence the term "blank.”Of all English metrical forms it is closest to the natural rhythms of English speech, and at the same time flexible and adaptive to diverse levels of discourse; as a result it has been more frequently and variously used than any other type of versification.

无韵诗由五步抑扬格诗行组成，行与行不押韵，故称“无韵诗”。在各类英语格律诗歌中，无韵诗最接近英语口语的自然节奏，同时，无韵诗结构灵活，适合于各个不同层次话语的格调，因此它的运用比其他诗歌形式更为常见和多样化。