Blank verse is a type of
poetry, distinguished by having a regular
meter, but no
rhyme. In English, the meter most commonly used with blank verse has been
iambic pentameter.The first known use of blank verse in the English language was by
Henry Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey in his interpretation of the Æneid (c. 1554). He was possibly inspired by the Latin original, as classical Latin verse (as well as Greek verse) did not use rhyme; he may have been inspired by the Italian verse form of versi sciolti, which also contained no rhyme. The unknown author of
Arden of Faversham (circa 1590) is the most interesting example of
end-stopped blank verse.
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