What is another word for Stanzas?

Pronunciation: [stˈanzəz] (IPA)

Stanzas are a fundamental component of poetry and literature. As a literary device, stanzas are a series of lines that form a structured and meaningful section of a poem. There are a variety of synonyms for stanzas, including verses, strophes, lines, metrics, and measures. Verses and strophes are common synonyms for stanzas since they both refer to a sequence of poetic lines that share a similar structure. Metrics and measures refer to the specific quantity and arrangement of words in each line of a poem. Regardless of which synonym is used, each serves to convey the unique and intentional structure of poetry that sets it apart from other forms of writing.

What are the hypernyms for Stanzas?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Stanzas

Dr. Douglas Hyde has sent to me the following evidence:-'I have a poem, consisting of nearly one hundred Stanzas, about a pig who ate an Irish manuscript, and who by eating it recovered human speech for twenty-four hours and gave his master an account of his previous embodiments.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
Pushkin Stanzas from "Onegin" Our Northern Winter's fickle Summer................
"Russian Lyrics"
Translated by Martha Gilbert Dickinson Bianchi
At Wrae, William Knox, author of "The Lonely Hearth," and writer of the Stanzas on "Mortality," so constantly quoted by Abraham Lincoln, had his home for a time.
"In the Border Country"
W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett

Famous quotes with Stanzas

  • Mirkka Rekola. " Stanzas," translated in: Eamonn Wall (2008), p. 12
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