noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to metrical or rhymed literary composition, often contrasted with 散文 (prose). Used in literary or academic contexts.
He writes both verse and prose.
This poem is written in beautiful verse.
韻文 is verse or poetry with rhythm/rhyme, the direct opposite of 散文, which is ordinary prose.
韻文 means verse or poetry written in a rhymed/metrical form, while 韻 refers only to the rhyme itself, not the whole literary form.
From Middle Chinese 韻文 (MC *hwinH mjun), literally 'rhyme writing'. The kanji 韻 means 'rhyme' or 'elegance', and 文 means 'writing' or 'literature'.