Verso sciolto

In Italian poetry, verso sciolto (plural versi sciolti, lit. 'loose verse') refers to poetry written in hendecasyllables and lacking rhyme.[1] It is very similar to blank verse in English poetry,[2] and the two terms are often used interchangeably.

References

  1. ^ Hardison, Jr., O. B. (1984-07-01). "Blank Verse before Milton". Studies in Philology. 81 (3). University of North Carolina Press: 259. Retrieved 2026-01-04 – via JSTOR.
  2. ^ Shipley, Joseph T., ed. (1970). "verso sciolto". Dictionary of World Literary Terms: Forms, Technique, Criticism (3rd ed.). Boston: The Writer, Inc. pp. 355. ISBN 0-87116-012-9. LCCN 75091879. Retrieved 2025-01-04 – via Internet Archive. The unrhymed It. hendecasyllabic line. As used by Trissino (1478—1550) in epic and tragedy, it served as a source of Eng. blank verse.


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