stan·za (st n z )n. One of the divisions of a poem, composed of two or more lines usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines. [Italian; see stance.] stan·za ic (-z  k) adj. |
stanza [ˈstænzə]
n
1. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody a fixed number of verse lines arranged in a definite metrical pattern, forming a unit of a poem
2. (Team Sports / Soccer) US and Austral a half or a quarter in a football match
[from Italian: halting place, from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) station, from Latin stāre to stand]
stanzaed adj
stanzaic [stænˈzeɪɪk] adj
stanza
a section of a poem containing a number of verses.
See also: Verse
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines couplet - a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed octave - a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse sestet - a rhythmic group of six lines of verse quatrain - a stanza of four lines Spenserian stanza - a stanza with eight lines of iambic pentameter and a concluding Alexandrine with the rhyme pattern abab bcbc c; "the Spenserian stanza was introduced by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene" strophe - one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama antistrophe - the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" rhyme royal - a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer ottava rima - a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc |
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