versification Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)
  2. noun the form or metrical composition of a poem
  3. noun the art or practice of writing verse

WordNet

Ver`si*fi*ca"tion noun
Etymology
L. versificatio: cf. F. versification.
Definitions
  1. The act, art, or practice, of versifying, or making verses; the construction of poetry; metrical composition.

Webster 1913