What is the meaning of Blank Verse in literature?

This term is used in literature. It is an unrhymed poetry. It is a dominant verse form of English dramatic and narrative poetry. Since the mid-16th century, blank verse was adapted by Italian Renaissance writers. From Italy, blank verse was brought into literature by poet Henry Howard. Rabindranath Tagore was a great exponent of this form and his poem ‘Upagupta’ is an example.


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  1. yemeni

    May 13, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    this is not a complete explanation . but thank you any way for your affairs .

  2. yemeni

    May 13, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    blank verse refers to unrhymed poetry strictly speaking , it is the dominant verse form of english dramatic and narrative poetry since the mid -16 cent .

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