📖stanza

noun
/ˈstænzə/

Meaning

a group of lines forming a unit in a poem or song

Example Sentences

The poem begins with a stanza describing nature.

Synonyms

verse, section, passage, couplet, canto

Antonyms

prose, paragraph

Collocations

first stanza, second stanza, stanza of a poem, stanza structure

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