noun
- groups of lines forming the basic recurring metrical units in a poem; verses
Examples
- The poem consists of four stanzas with six lines each.
- She memorized the first two stanzas of the ballad.
- Each stanza follows the same rhyme scheme.
- The poet separated the stanzas with blank lines.
- The final stanza provides a powerful conclusion to the piece.
- Students were asked to analyze the imagery in the third stanza.