What is a stanza in poems?

Answer 1

Consider the third stanza of the poem:

Moving of the earth brings harms and fears,

Men reckon what it did and meant;

But trepidation of the spheres,

Though greater far, is innocent.

Which of the following best summarizes the point the narrator makes in this passage?

Things bound to the material world are of lesser power, but are more subject to harm and fear than things that exist outside it.

Answer 2

A stanza is a group of lines within a poem that is separated from other groups of lines by spacing. It functions like a paragraph in prose, helping to organize the structure and flow of the poem. Stanza breaks can indicate shifts in tone, topic, or form within the poem.

Answer 3

A number of lines grouped together, like a verse in a song.