Blank Verse refers to unrhymed verse in general and unrhymed iambic pentameter verse in particular. It is a form of poetry, which is stands out by having a regular meter, and no rhyme. Such verse is typically found in Shakespearean works. Blank Verse is so called due to the 'blank' word ending a line that ought to rhyme.
The first recorded employment of blank verse in English was by the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Henry Howard, in his interpretation of the Æneid (c. 1554).
Poets usually make use of this system in poetry for drawn out works like narrative poetry or dramatic monologues due to the flexibility that Blank Verse allows. To avoid confusion, Blank Verse needs to be distinguished from Free Verse. Free Verse just like Blank Verse can have no clear rhyme scheme, but, it does allow the flexibility to rhyme sometimes. Moreover, Free Verse is so called as it disregards traditional meter.
The first recorded employment of blank verse in English was by the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Henry Howard, in his interpretation of the Æneid (c. 1554).
Poets usually make use of this system in poetry for drawn out works like narrative poetry or dramatic monologues due to the flexibility that Blank Verse allows. To avoid confusion, Blank Verse needs to be distinguished from Free Verse. Free Verse just like Blank Verse can have no clear rhyme scheme, but, it does allow the flexibility to rhyme sometimes. Moreover, Free Verse is so called as it disregards traditional meter.
