stan ‧ za /ˈstænzə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: 'place to stay, room, stanza' , from Vulgar Latin stantia ; ⇨ ↑ stance ]
a group of lines in a repeated pattern forming part of a poem SYN verse
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THESAURUS
■ parts of a poem
▪ verse a group of words or sentences that form one part of a poem:
The poem has three verses.
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the final verse
▪ stanza a group of lines in a repeated pattern, which form part of a poem:
the opening stanza of Keats’ poem ‘Ode to a Nightingale’