As a mass noun, poetry in general; as a regular noun, a line of poetry. Typically used to refer to poetry that possesses more formal qualities.

late Old English (replacing Old English fers, an early West Germanic borrowing directly from Latin), "line or section of a psalm or canticle," later "line of poetry" (late 14c.), f [..]

noun written composition

a line of poetry

There are three general meanings for verse (1) a line of metrical writing, (2) a stanza, or (3) any composition written in meter (i.e., poetry generally). Remember that rhyme is not the identifying ma [..]

An introductory section at the beginning of some pop songs (especially older songs) that leads to the refrain (see Pop Song Forms).

(revision in progress) Versifier:

compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" poetry: literature in metrical form a piece of poetry familiarize through thorough study or experience; & [..]

poetry; part of a poem

Verse has two meanings in literary discussions, neither of which is the most familiar use outside English departments. Although "verse" is used in the real world to name a group of lines in [..]

A unit of a varying number of lines with which a poem is divided. Also called a stanza.

The verse is the meat of a song. The function of the verse is to provide a context, provide background information, set the scene or tell a story, establish the vehicle by which the message of the son [..]

strofe

A sequence of words arranged in accordance with established rules of metrical composition, rhyme, etc. Also, a set of lines comprising one unit in the overall pattern of a metrical composition (song, [..]

  1. Solo passage from the Gradual which precedes the response. See respond. 

Either a definite number of lines of poetry (see stanza) or a general term for poetic composition. Verse, however,  is often used to refer to work  of a slightly lower standard  than  'po [..]

In many older standard songs, an introductory section, often rubato, that leads up to the 'chorus' or main strain, which is the tune as generally recognized. Jazz players (and fakebooks) usually omit the verse, though singers like to use them.

(n) literature in metrical form(n) a piece of poetry(n) a line of metrical text(v) compose verses or put into verse(v) familiarize through thorough study or experience

poema poematis, versus

a section of the song that changes after each refrain.

One of two sections (verse and bridge) of many American popular songs, especially common in the sequence verse-verse-bridge-verse.

A main section of a song. When having lyrics, this section normally tells the story.

Section of a song usually at the start, leading to the chorus or pre chorus

A body of writing that uses a regular metre and is separated from other lines by a space. Shakespeare uses blank verse which is a line of iambic pentameter that ends in an unrhymed or ‘blank’ syllable [..]