blank verse vs prose

blank verse

noun
  • A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme. 

prose

verb
  • To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way. 

noun
  • Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry. 

  • Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse. 

  • A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. 

How often have the words blank verse and prose occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )