versification

nouns

a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)

versification

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

"the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

the form or metrical composition of a poem

versification

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

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"

the art or practice of writing verse

versification

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

the act of creating written works

"writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"