This document provides information about blank verse, including its definition, features, examples, and function. Blank verse is defined as unrhyming iambic pentameter verse. It has a consistent meter of 10 syllables per line without rhyme. Famous works that use blank verse include Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, as they effectively employ its rhythmic and dramatic qualities. The document examines blank verse's origins and how it is widely used in English dramatic poetry to create a sense of grandeur and specificity.

1. Welcome
Name: Vipul H. Parmar
Paper no: 3 Literary Theory and Criticism: 1
Topic: Blank Verse
University: MKBU ( M.A English sem. 1 )
Batch: 2019- 21
Enrollment no: 2069108420200032
Email id: vipul1996p@gmail.com
Submitted to: Smt. S.B. Gardi Dept. of English

2. What is Blank Verse?:
● Blank Verse is a Literary device defined as un
rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter.
● In poetry and prose, it has a consistent meter with
10 syllables in each line.
● It is also known as “unrhymed iambic
pentameter”.

3. Features of Blank Verse:
● Blank Verse Poetry has no fixed number of lines.
● It has a conventional meter that is used for Verse
Drama and long “narrative poems.
● It is often used in descriptive and reflective poems
and dramatic monologue.
● Blank Verse can be composed in any kind of meter,
such as imbic.

4. Short Examples of Blank
Verse
● The dreams are clues that tell us take chances.
● The moon takes its bath in lovely silver dust.
● Listen to your heart while using your wisdom.

5. Examples of Blank Verse
from Literature
● Marlow, John Donne, John Keats, and
many other poets and dramatists have
used this device in their works.

6. Hamlet ( by William
Shakespeare )
● Hamlet gives us a
perfect example of a
typical Blank Verse,
written in iambic
pentameter.

7. Dr. Faustus (by
Christopher Marlowe)
● Dr. Faustus is also a good
example of Blank Verse.
● Marlowe developed this potential
in the late 16th century
● Marlowe was the first author who
exploited the potential of the Blank
Verse for writing a powerful
speech.

8. Function of Blank Verse
● Originating from Latin and Greek sources,
Blank Verse is widely employed as a vehicle in
English dramatic poetry, to create specific
grandeur.
● Blank Verse has similarity to normal speech but
it is written in a variety of patterns, which bring
interruption such as pauses.

9. Thank you