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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The books are episodic, composed of scenes that function like poetic stanzas that are linked as much by ideas and motifs as by narrative progression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
In his analysis of “Moving Towards Home,” Miller highlights stanzas such as:
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025
He reads from a stack of loose papers, his hands moving in time with the stanzas he spits like rap bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
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
