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Verse vs. Stanza
Verse
/vɜːs/Examples:
Apparent be thy power in these brief verses!“Go on with the next verse.”One verses four."
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Stanza
Examples:
The poem's final stanza revealed the author's hopes.Each stanza tells a distinct part of the story.She recited the stanza with great emotion and clarity.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- A verse is a single line in a poem, while a stanza is a group of lines making up a section of the poem.
- One stanza consists of multiple verses, often four or more, that are grouped together.
- A stanza serves a similar function in poetry as a paragraph does in prose.
- Verses make up the smaller structural units of both songs and poems.
- Remember: verses build the stanza just like bricks build a wall.
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