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Versification is an English word with synonyms like adaptation or version. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Versification in a sentence

Versification meaning

  1. The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition.
  2. The process by which the books of the Bible were divided into verses; a particular way of dividing biblical books into verses

Synonyms of Versification

adaptation version form writing authorship composition penning

Related words

Other words often associated with Versification or its synonyms:

work founding composing opus mould word type innovation placement shape variant activity

Using Versification

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition. | The process by which the books of the Bible were divided into verses; a particular way of dividing biblical books into verses
  • Useful related words include: adaptation, version, form, writing.
  • In the example corpus, versification often appears in combinations such as: and versification, the versification.

Context around Versification

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

resulting 1× melodious 1×

Often after:

suggests 1× differ 1× less 1× became 1×

Sentence patterns with Versification

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but the versification is different 1× chaucer s versification suggests that 1× forms of versification are both 1× its melodious versification 1× occasion for versification in the 1× sections and versification differ from 1× structure and versification 1× the resulting versification less constrained 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

chaucer s versification 1× his main characters 1× its content is 1× the numbers of 1× the resulting versification 1× the study and 1×

Common sentence endings:

1835 edition numeration 1× closely mirrored prose 1× dull rhetorical development 1× its melodious versification 1× known as prosody 1× structure and versification 1×

Words around Versification

Just before it in the word index:

versicles 3 vershinin 4 vershbow 3 versfeld 13 verses 425 versed 153

Just after it in the word index:

versified 3 versini 3 version 11.485 versioning 9 versions 3.508 versiti 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Versification

  • In this selection, "versification" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, resulting, melodious, suggests, differ and less stand out and add context to how "versification" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but the versification is different and chaucer s versification suggests that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "versification" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with versification

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The resulting versification – less constrained by meter and rhyme patterns than Renaissance poetry – more closely mirrored prose. (17 words)

The study and the actual use of metres and forms of versification are both known as prosody. (17 words)

Its content is similar to the Book of Mormon published by the LDS Church, but the versification is different. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

When discussing the work along with the origins of the poem, Bowring stated, "The tale is extraordinary, but 'Kubla Khan' is much more valuable on another account, which is, that of its melodious versification. (34 words)

These meetings and separations were a typical occasion for versification in the tradition of the literate Chinese of the time, a prime example being his relationship with Du Fu. (29 words)

Chaucer's versification suggests that the final -e is sometimes to be vocalised, and sometimes to be silent; however, this remains a point on which there is disagreement. (28 words)

Example sentences (9)

Chaucer's versification suggests that the final -e is sometimes to be vocalised, and sometimes to be silent; however, this remains a point on which there is disagreement.

His main characters are monsters, and stand out in glaring contrast to the regularity of the plays' structure and versification.

Its content is similar to the Book of Mormon published by the LDS Church, but the versification is different.

The numbers of the sections and versification differ from the edition published by the LDS Church and both modern editions differ from the original 1835 edition numeration.

The resulting versification – less constrained by meter and rhyme patterns than Renaissance poetry – more closely mirrored prose.

These meetings and separations were a typical occasion for versification in the tradition of the literate Chinese of the time, a prime example being his relationship with Du Fu.

The study and the actual use of metres and forms of versification are both known as prosody.

The versification became more pedantic; the romantic and magical episodes were excised; the heavier elements of the plot underwent a dull rhetorical development.

When discussing the work along with the origins of the poem, Bowring stated, "The tale is extraordinary, but 'Kubla Khan' is much more valuable on another account, which is, that of its melodious versification.

Common combinations with versification

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "versification" in a sentence?
An example: "Chaucer's versification suggests that the final -e is sometimes to be vocalised, and sometimes to be silent; however, this remains a point on which there is disagreement." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "versification" from authentic English texts.
What does "versification" mean?
Versification means: The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition.
What are synonyms of "versification"?
Common synonyms of "versification" include: adaptation, version, form, writing, authorship, composition, penning.
How many example sentences with "versification" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "versification", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.