stanza in French
stanza in French is strophe, stance — stanza means a group of lines in a poem, set apart from the next group by a blank line and often sharing a fixed pattern of length, rhythm and rhyme.
stanza in French
strophe
(poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
stance
(poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
What does "stanza" mean?
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noun A group of lines in a poem, set apart from the next group by a blank line and often sharing a fixed pattern of length, rhythm and rhyme.
"The poem runs to six stanzas of four lines each."
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noun A verse of a song, as distinct from the chorus.
"The second stanza tells the story from the other side."
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stanza in a sentence
- The poem runs to six stanzas of four lines each.
- She changes the rhyme scheme in the final stanza.
- The second stanza tells the story from the other side.
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What is "stanza" in French?
"stanza" in French is strophe, stance. stanza means: A group of lines in a poem, set apart from the next group by a blank line and often sharing a fixed pattern of length, rhythm and rhyme.
How do you use "stanza" in a sentence?
Example: "The poem runs to six stanzas of four lines each." In French, "stanza" is strophe, stance.
Are there other ways to say "stanza" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "stanza": strophe, stance.
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