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
“Marina,” as the poem is known, consists of 291 stanzas and 2,900 verses.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
I gave my idea a form, a structure in which to be contained stanzas, line breaks that were cues.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2023
Taylor mixes stanzas and prose blocks with photographs and collages and timelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
A few more stanzas, and they cracked open, revealing a triangular crevice.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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