stanza vs strophe
strophe vs stanzastanza and strophe both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stanza | Yes | No | No | No |
| strophe | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
strophe is a hyponym of
stanza; that is, strophe is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
stanza:
- stanza: a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
- strophe: one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
Other hyponyms of stanza include
couplet, octave, sestet, envoi, envoy, quatrain, Spenserian stanza, antistrophe, rhyme royal, ottava rima.
| stanza (noun) | strophe (noun) |
|---|---|
| a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem | one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama |
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