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.
stanzaic
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a word derived from
stanza.
Example Sentences
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On the various kinds of stanzaic structure, see pages 88 ff., below.
From The Principles of English Versification by Paull Franklin Baum
The English "Horatian" ode, then, while exhibiting the greatest differences in complexity of stanzaic forms, is "homostrophic."
From A Study of Poetry by Bliss Perry
Rhyme, alliteration, the burden, the stanzaic form, were devised with singular adroitness.
From The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
In a stanzaic poem the method of rhyming should be identical in every stanza, yet Mrs. Haughton has here wavered between couplets and alternate rhymes.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
The 'October' eclogue belongs to the stanzaic group, and consists of a dialogue on the subject of poetry between the shepherds Piers and Cuddie.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Walter W. Greg
