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- noun Plural form of
stanza .
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In considering these various groups of lines which we call stanzas it is clear that we have to do with thought-units as well as feeling-units, and that both thought-units and feeling-units should be harmonized, if possible, with the demands of beauty and variety of sound as represented by the rhymes.
A Study of Poetry Bliss Perry 1907
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First, I really love the way the writing is structured -- not in stanzas or lines, but in staccato bursts of thoughts and ideas.
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The thematic surprises of this poem unfold in stanzas that end on notes of mystery — what are those "sad thoughts"?
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Most of the lyrics are written and sung in short stanzas which, coupled with the subtle piano melodies that support the tracks but are never emphasized and hokey, make for crisp, clean song structures.
Buzzine » Black Gold 2009
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In concluding this chapter we quote two stanzas from a centennial poem written by a lady who was born in our adjoining county of Cortland and who is a relative of the Hammond family in Dryden, as follows:
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In concluding this chapter we quote two stanzas from a centennial poem written by a lady who was born in our adjoining county of Cortland and who is a relative of the Hammond family in Dryden, as follows:
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To answer the question of what goes into chapter one, I'm going to grab the first stanzas from a bunch of Anglo-Scots folk ballads.
Boing Boing: February 15, 2004 - February 21, 2004 Archives 2004
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First, Keats's "Ode" has an enlightenment structure: many questions are asked, in stanzas
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The tonal and thematic inconsistencies in stanzas two and three also point to an underlying metaphysical and poetic dilemma.
Ode on a Grecian Urn 2003
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We then move back to the paradoxical portrayal of artistic transcendence in stanzas two and three.
Ode on a Grecian Urn 2003
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