Stanza

• Definition

          A stanza is a group of lines which together form one of the divisions of a poem. Stanzas in a poem usually have the length and follow the same pattern of rhyme and meter. Couplets, Tercets, and Quatrains are different types of stanzas.

• Example

          We'd never seen the teachers,

           in a state of such distress.
          The principle was yelling,
          that the lunchroom was a mess.

• Significance

         Stanzas resemble paragraphs. Stanzas allow readers rest and think through content they just read. Every stanza includes a concept or an idea. Stanzas help readers figure out where to stop and easily find out the messages or meanings in every stanza in a poem.