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In Italian poetry, verso sciolto (plural versi sciolti, lit. 'loose verse') refers to poetry written in hendecasyllables and lacking rhyme. It is very similar to blank verse in English poetry, and the two terms are often used interchangeably.
The unrhymed It. hendecasyllabic line. As used by Trissino (1478—1550) in epic and tragedy, it served as a source of Eng. blank verse.