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
And two others, “No Fear” and “Happy With You,” repeat lyrics like mantras as the music builds around them, filling up over 11 minutes of music with just two stanzas of words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
I gave my idea a form, a structure in which to be contained stanzas, line breaks that were cues.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2023
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
Dr. Holden read the last stanzas again and then looked up at me.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
