stanza
noun
an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.
stanzas
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pluralof stanza.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She spends three stanzas working herself up to expressing her pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I read the stanzas and try to paint pictures with the notes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
In his analysis of “Moving Towards Home,” Miller highlights stanzas such as:
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025
Like many of her peers, she favors objects that bear the marks of use, as if, having inherited a sorely used world, she’s making stanzas from its leftovers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
Stories are also divided into paragraphs, chapters, stanzas, scenes, or episodes, each with their own endings, to help us keep track of things and understand what is going on.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
