stanzas
Example Sentences
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The books are episodic, composed of scenes that function like poetic stanzas that are linked as much by ideas and motifs as by narrative progression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In his analysis of “Moving Towards Home,” Miller highlights stanzas such as:
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025
“Marina,” as the poem is known, consists of 291 stanzas and 2,900 verses.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Still, it’s another of the poem’s stanzas, unspoken here, that points most forcefully to “Fellow Travelers’” project.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Stories are also divided into paragraphs, chapters, stanzas, scenes, or episodes, each with their own endings, to help us keep track of things and understand what is going on.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
