Stanza


 
 
Stanza

In poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. The term means "room" in Italian.

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A stanza may have a self-contained rhyme scheme or be made up of a fixed number of lines (see distich/couplet, tercet, quatrain, cinquain/quintain, sestet) or, as in much modern poetry, may be an arbitrary unit defined by publishing conventions such as white space or punctuation.

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Poetry: Poetry (ancient Greek: ????? (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. It consists largely of oral or literary works in which language is used in a manner that is felt by its user...

Poem: REDIRECT Poetry...

Italian: Italian may refer to:...


Stanza related Images and Photos (experimental)

Fire in the Borgo  from the ''Stanza Dell''Incendio'' circa 1514-17
Fire in the Borgo from the "Stanza Dell"Incendio" circa 1514-17
Flavio Gioia of Amalfi  Inventor of the Compass  Stanza Della Mattematica  1587-1609
Flavio Gioia of Amalfi Inventor of the Compass Stanza Della Mattematica 1587-1609

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