Which term is defined as writing arranged in lines with attention to rhythm, meter, sound, and often rhyme?

• A. Prose
• B. Novel
• C. Verse
• D. Essay

Answer: (C)

Verse is writing arranged in lines with attention to rhythm, meter, sound, and often rhyme. This pattern—line breaks that structure the cadence, along with a regular or deliberate meter and musical qualities—defines poetry. Prose, by contrast, unfolds in sentences and paragraphs without intentional lineation or metrical rhythm, and it’s the usual form for novels and essays. A novel is a long work of fiction presented in prose, while an essay is a shorter piece of nonfiction, typically exploring a point or argument in prose. So the description points to verse, the form used for poetry and its characteristic line-based, rhythmic, and sometimes rhymed composition.