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stanza

[stan-zuh] / ˈstæn zə /
NOUN
stave
Synonyms


NOUN
verse
Synonyms


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“I read the stanzas and try to paint pictures with the notes.”

From Los Angeles Times

In his analysis of “Moving Towards Home,” Miller highlights stanzas such as:

From Salon

With every stanza, she settled into a musical rhythm that was satiric and bitingly honest.

From Los Angeles Times

And two others, “No Fear” and “Happy With You,” repeat lyrics like mantras as the music builds around them, filling up over 11 minutes of music with just two stanzas of words.

From Los Angeles Times

Crocker has changed his approach as he was now coming forward a bit more with his tight guard, and that was suiting Donovan, with the fight seemingly on a knife-edge heading into the final stanza.

From BBC