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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Quatrain, etc.

Hi,

I am trying to figure out the differences between quatrain and stanza...

[1] "Quatrain" can mean either a COMPLETE poem of four lines, or a four-line stanza?

"Stanza" is never used to designate a complete poem, is it? Stanza is always only a part/segment of a poem?

[2] "Quatrain" (as its name implies) always consists of four line. (Y/N?)
"Stanza" can consist of how many lines? two? four? and even more than four?


[3] Looks like the term "quatrain poem" is narrower than "stanza poem" (in case [2] holds true ) ?

thank you!
Mus-te
  

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A stanza is a cohesive segment of a poem which is set apart. A quatrain is a 4-line stanza. That should answer all of your questions.

  • A stanza is a cohesive segment of a poem which is set apart.
  • A quatrain is a 4-line stanza.
  • That should answer all of your questions.
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A stanza is a cohesive segment of a poem which is set apart.
A quatrain is a 4-line stanza.

That should answer all of your questions.

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