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What is a Formal division of lines in a poem?

The division in any poem is called a stanza. The second stanza begins where the words start at the space underneath the first stanza. Canto is another word that is used for division in a long poem, particularly epics.


What is a poem with 5 lines called?

A 5-line stanza of any kind can be called a quintain, a quintet, or a cinquain. However, the word cinquain is also used both for a particular verse form of French origin, and for a particular syllable-counting form (of no great merit or interest, as far as I can see). It is therefore best to stick with quintain as the general word for any 5-line stanza.


What is a seven line poem?

A 7-line stanza of any kind is called a septet. The most common such form, and apparently the only one to have a special name, is rhyme royal, which uses the scheme ababbcc, the lines having 10 syllables each i.e. (usually) iambic pentameter. Rhyme royal is also sometimes known as the Troilus stanza


What is the meaning of the 2nd stanza of to the skylark?

The second stanza of Percy Bysshe Shelley's "To a Skylark" means that even though the bird is a mere earth creature, it soars through the skies as if it owned them, no matter what else is happening. Further, it does not stop soaring for any reason but its own.


What is the difference between a stanza and line?

A stanza can be any number of lines that go to make up a part of the poem, where as a line is just one line contained within the stanza. There can be any number of stanzas in a poem each containing many lines, usually the same number.

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Is a stanza the first 3 lines of a poem?

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What is the main division of a poem called?

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What are the 4 types of qautrains?

Alternating Quatrain - ABAB. can have any meter Envelope Quatrain - ABBA. can have any meter Hymnal Stanza - ABCB. can have any meter Heroic Stanza - quatrains written in iambic pentameter. Either Italian Stanza - ABBA - or Sicilian Stanza - ABAB


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What is a Formal division of lines in a poem?

The division in any poem is called a stanza. The second stanza begins where the words start at the space underneath the first stanza. Canto is another word that is used for division in a long poem, particularly epics.


How many stanzas does To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvel have?

"To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell has three stanzas. Each stanza contains varying numbers of lines, with the first stanza having 20 lines, the second stanza having 12 lines, and the third stanza having 14 lines.


What is 30 stanza?

A poem with 30 units. A stanza is a unit within a poem. There are a number of standard stanzaic forms, although I am not familiar with any poem specifically composed of thirty stanzas.


What is a poem with 5 lines called?

A 5-line stanza of any kind can be called a quintain, a quintet, or a cinquain. However, the word cinquain is also used both for a particular verse form of French origin, and for a particular syllable-counting form (of no great merit or interest, as far as I can see). It is therefore best to stick with quintain as the general word for any 5-line stanza.


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These are called omnivores.


Are there any moons around the sun?

Yes . . . they are a special kind that are called, "Planets".


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