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| antistrophe |
the second stanza of any poem consisting of alternating stanzas in contrasting metrical form. [1/2 definitions] |
| ballad stanza |
a four-line stanza often used in ballads, the second and fourth lines of which rhyme. |
| envoi |
the final stanza of some poems, such as ballades, which summarizes or dedicates the poem. |
| octave |
an eight-line stanza of poetry, or the first eight lines of a Italian sonnet. (Cf. sestet.) [1/5 definitions] |
| ottava rima |
a poetic stanza of eight lines, the first six rhyming in alternation and the last two rhyming with each other. |
| parallelism |
in writing, the use of similarity in construction and form within a unit such as a sentence, paragraph, or stanza, or an instance of this. [1/3 definitions] |
| refrain2 |
a phrase or verse repeated at regular intervals in a poem or song, esp. at the end of each stanza. [1/2 definitions] |
| rhyme royal |
a seven-line poetic stanza in iambic pentameter, in which the first line rhymes with the third, the second with the fourth and fifth, and the last two with each other. |
| seguidilla |
a rhythmic Spanish stanza of four to seven short lines. [1/3 definitions] |
| sestet |
the group of six lines that forms the second stanza of an Italian sonnet. (Cf. octave.) |
| sestina |
a poem, consisting of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, that repeats the end words of the first stanza in varying combinations throughout. |
| terza rima |
a three-line Italian verse form, the second line of each stanza rhyming with the first and third lines of the following stanza. |
| tristich |
a verse unit, poem, or stanza of three lines; triplet. |
| verse1 |
one line, stanza, or section of a poem. [1/4 definitions] |
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