versification

ver·si·fy  (vûrs-f)

v. ver·si·fied, ver·si·fy·ing, ver·si·fies

v.tr.

1. To change from prose into metrical form.

2. To treat or tell in verse: versify stories from the Bible.

v.intr.

To write verses.

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[Middle English versifien, from Old French versifier, from Latin versificre : versus, verse; see verse¹ + -ficre, -fy.]

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versi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

versi·fier n.

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versification [ˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. (Literature / Poetry) the technique or art of versifying

2. (Literature / Poetry) the form or metrical composition of a poem

3. (Literature / Poetry) a metrical version of a prose text

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	versification - a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text) adaptation, version - a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
	2.	versification - the form or metrical composition of a poem form - an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form" poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody - (prosody) a system of versification rhyme, rime - correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
	3.	versification - the art or practice of writing verse authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

Translations

versification [ˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → versificación f

versification

n (= act) → Versbildung f; (= style) → Versform f; (= rules) → Verskunst f