STANZAS

How many lines would you say a stanza consists of?
Someone said four lines, but I've always had a varied amount. I was wondering what others did.

for me, well for me when i rhyme, its four. but otherwise its whenever i press enter two times. if you understand that.

As far as the length of a stanza, as sluv said, there no set standard, but I'd expand upon that and say there no set maximum standard, but at least two line (a couplet) is the excepted minumum, but above that, a stanza, if it works, can be of any length 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 lines or more anywhere between 2 and as many lines that work for your poem!!!

I personnaly find that a Stanza works best in an even number of lines especially if you are writing a rhyming poem

Depends on the type of poetry you write i suppose

normally I write each stanza with four lines but I am trying to mix it up and add a bunch of lines

usually i have 4 lines but sometimes 2 ... and mee too.. im trying to mix things up a lil with my poems as well

cool, yea my lines are just there.
i hit enter when ever it sounds right.

uhm.. i had another question, but i just forgot it.

o rite:
im reading some weird "poem" book by The Doors lead singer, and it's supposeda be a poem book. However theres only one line to some of the poems.

is there some kind of formatted one lined poem?

It`s up to the poet to decide that(:
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it CAN vary but i usually do four. sometimes two or three, but never really more than four. do what feels right for you

You dont have to have stanzas. Most of my poems don't have them. I alwayz use lines.

i usually hav 4 lines but it does vary, a stansa is how ever many lines u choose.