What's the definition of languished as it's used in the "i have a dream" speech?

The definition of languished as it's used in the "I Have a Dream" speech is to suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation, since Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about the way blacks were treated back then (and still are being treated in the present).

tending to cause harm

- free verse.

- " in poetry, one of the best ways to practice technique is to write in. i want all to be unstressed so that “all the clocks” and “in the night” are matching anapests. many forms that sharpen skills are useful in free verse."