stanza
noun /ˈstænzə/
/ˈstænzə/
(specialist)- a group of lines in a repeated pattern that form a unit in some types of poem synonym verseWordfinderTopics Literature and writingc2
- couplet
- image
- lyric
- poetry
- recite
- refrain
- rhyme
- scansion
- stanza
- verse
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘standing place’, also ‘stanza’.