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A miscellaneous 8 line stanza is called an octet. But the 8 line stanza which forms the first verse of a Sonnet is called an octave, and the commonest form of 8 line stanza (by far) in English is called ottava rima.

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A poem or part of a poem that has eight lines.

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An octet is used to represent an eight line stanza. However it is also called an octave when used in a sonnet as the first eight lines.

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An 8 line stanza is called an octave

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a good 32 line poem 4 lines per stanza

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It is called an 'octave'.

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An eight line stanza is called an octave.

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an octave.

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octave

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