strofa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- stanza 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.
- stave noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
- verse noun Writing arranged with rhythm and often rhyme, as in poetry.
Senses
strofa is used for these senses in English:
- stanza (poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
- stave (poetry) A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.
- verse A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
- verse One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
stanza — full definition
- 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.
- noun A verse of a song, as distinct from the chorus.
stave — full definition
- noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
- noun A stanza of a poem or song; also the set of five lines music is written on.
- verb To break a hole in something, especially a barrel or boat hull ("stave in").
- verb To keep something away or delay it, especially in the phrase "stave off."