stanza
ˈstænzə
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Definition of stanza - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
verseTECH.group of lines forming a unit in poetry or songTECH.
  • Each stanza in the poem has four lines.
stave strophe verse
2.
technologyTECH.XML element in XMPPTECH.
  • Each stanza in the code has a unique function.
element node packet
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Expressions with stanza

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four-line stanza with specific rhyme and meter
The poem was written in a classic ballad stanza.
stanza of nine lines with a specific rhyme scheme
The poet composed a Spenserian stanza to honor the classic style..
stanza consisting of four lines of iambic pentameter
The poet composed his latest work in heroic stanza..
quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme
The poet composed an elegiac stanza for the memorial.

Origin of stanza

Italian, stanza (room, verse)

Terms with stanza included in their meaning

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literature
stanza of eight lines in poetry
literature
the usual stanza form of a ballad
literature
short stanza at the end of a poem
literature
verse or stanza of a poem or song
literature
stanza form with alternating eight and six syllables
prosody
two-line stanza forming a complete thought
literature
short stanza at a poem's end
poetry
stanza of seven lines

Examples of stanza in a sentence

  • He revised the second stanza to improve its rhythm.
  • The developer added a new stanza to the protocol.
  • Each stanza must be correctly formatted in the system.

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  1. French:strophe, élément XML, ...
  2. German:Strophe, XML-Element, ...
  3. Italian:strofa, stanza, ...
  4. Spanish:estrofa, estancia, ...
  5. Portuguese:estrofe, elemento, ...
  6. Chinese:诗节, 节, ...
  7. Japanese:連, スタンザ, ...
  8. Arabic:مَقْطَع شِعْرِي, سْتَانْزَا, ...
  9. Hebrew:בַּיִת, אֶלֶמֶנְט, ...
  10. Russian:строфа, элемент, ...
  11. Ukrainian:строфа, стенза, ...
  12. Hindi:अन्तरा, स्टैंजा, ...

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