Thursday, May 10, 2012

Stanza

Definition: a paragraph in a poem

Example:
"Do not go gentle into that good night,
 Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
 Rage, rage against the dying of the light"

                            -Dylan Thomas

Significance: It adds rhythm to the poem. A stanza divides the poem so it isn't a blob on the paper so the reader doesn't get confused.

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