stanza//ˈstæn.zə//B2Frequency Level 12LiteraryNounstanzaSingularstanzasPlural1A group of lines in a poem, typically having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a unit within the poem.This poem has four stanzas, each with six lines.2A verse or section of a song or hymn.The choir sang the first stanza of the hymn.Synonymversestrophe