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Definition of stanza

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Stanza (n.) A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divisions; a part of a poem, ordinarily containing every variation of measure in that poem; a combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring; whether like or unlike, in measure..

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Quatrain :: Quatrain (n.) A stanza of four lines rhyming alternately.

Epiphora :: Epiphora (n.) The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end of several sentences or stanzas..

Spenserian :: Spenserian (a.) Of or pertaining to the English poet Spenser; -- specifically applied to the stanza used in his poem The Faerie Queene..

Stapedial :: Stanzaic (a.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, stanzas; as, a couplet in stanzaic form..

Stanzaic :: Stanza (n.) An apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber.

Staff :: Staff (n.) A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave..

Triolet :: Triolet (n.) A short poem or stanza of eight lines, in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and again as the seventh line, the second being, repeated as the eighth..

Strophic :: Strophe (n.) In Greek choruses and dances, the movement of the chorus while turning from the right to the left of the orchestra; hence, the strain, or part of the choral ode, sung during this movement. Also sometimes used of a stanza of modern verse. See the Note under Antistrophe..

Ballad :: Ballad (n.) A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas..

Octave :: Octave (n.) The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines..

Air :: Air (n.) A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria..

Metre :: Metre (n.) Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter..

Refrain :: Refrain (v.) The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.

Spell :: Spell (n.) A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm..

Burden :: Burden (n.) The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer..

Ballade :: Ballade (n.) A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy..

Tetracolon :: Tetracolon (n.) A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines..

Tetrastich :: Tetrastich (n.) A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines..

Quartette :: Quartette (n.) A stanza of four lines.

Intercalate :: Intercalate (v. t.) To insert among others, as a verse in a stanza; specif. (Geol.), to introduce as a bed or stratum, between the layers of a regular series of rocks..