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en-wikipedia-org-6951		Stanza - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	796	158	79	In poetry, a stanza (/ˈstænzə/; from Italian stanza [ˈstantsa], "room") is a grouped set of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line or indentation.[1] Stanzas can have regular rhyme and metrical schemes, though stanzas are not strictly required to have either. Fixed verse poems, such as sestinas, can be defined by the number and form of their stanzas. The term stanza is similar to strophe, though strophe sometimes refers to an irregular set of lines, as opposed to regular, rhymed stanzas.[2] The stanza in poetry is analogous with the paragraph that is seen in prose; related thoughts are grouped into units.[3] The stanza has also been known by terms such as batch, fit, and stave.[4] Even though the term "stanza" is taken from Italian, in the Italian language the word "strofa" is more commonly used.[citation needed] In music, groups of lines are typically referred to as verses. This short poem by Emily Dickinson has two stanzas of four lines each.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6951.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6951.txt