Types of Stanzas

A group of lines making up a single unit, similar to a paragraph in prose writing

Stanzas have names based on how many lines long they are

Couplet - A stanza of two lines, usually rhyming

Tercet - a stanza of three lines

Quatrain - A stanza of four lines

Quintain - A stanza of five lines

Sestet - A stanza of six lines

Septet - A stanza of seven lines

Octave - A stanza of eight lines