In [[poetry|Like]], Ia am just me and my him his she he pus and I]]'''stanza''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|t|æ|n|z|ə}}; from [[Italian language|Italian]] ''stanza'' {{IPA-it|ˈstantsa|}}, "room") is a grouped set of lines within a poem, usually set off from other stanzas by a blank line or [[Indentation (typesetting)|indentation]].<ref>The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms. Murfin & Ray pg. 455</ref> Stanzas can have regular [[rhyme]] and [[Metre (poetry)|metrical schemes]], though stanzas are not strictly required to have either. There are many unique [[:Category:Stanzaic form|forms of stanzas]]. Some stanzaic forms are simple, such as four-line [[quatrain]]s. Other forms are more complex, such as the [[Spenserian stanza]]. [[Fixed verse|Fixed verse poems]], such as [[sestina]]s, can be defined by the number and form of their stanzas. The term ''stanza'' is similar to ''[[strophe]]'', though strophe sometimes refers to irregular set of lines, as opposed to regular, rhymed stanzas.<ref>The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms. Murfin & Ray pg. 457</ref>
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> 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> Even though the term "stanza" is taken from Italian, in the Italian language the word "strofa" is more commonly used.{{cn|date=October 2019}} In music, groups of lines are typically referred to as ''[[Verse (popular music)|verses]]''.
