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The stanza in poetry is analogous with the [[paragraph]] that is seen in [[prose]]; related thoughts are grouped into units.<ref>Literature Reading, Writing, Reacting. Kirszner & Mandell Ch. 18, pg. 716.</ref> In music, groups of lines are typically referred to as ''[[Verse (popular music)|verses]]''. The stanza has also been known by terms such as ''batch'', ''fit'', and ''stave''.<ref>Cuddon, J.A. ''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. {{ISBN|9781444333275}}.</ref>
==Example
This short poem by [[Emily Dickinson]] has two stanzas of four lines each.
<blockquote><poem>I had no time to hate, because
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The little toil of love, I thought, was large enough for me.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12242/12242-h/12242-h.htm |title = Poems: Three Series, Complete |last = Dickinson |first = Emily |website = Project Gutenberg |accessdate= 27 October 2013 }}</ref></poem></blockquote>
==Example
This poem by [[Andrew Young (poet)|Andrew John Young]] has three stanzas of six lines each
<blockquote><poem>Frost called to the water Halt
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