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Stanza

/stˈænzə/
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(noun) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.

Your poem would be more powerful if you cut the final stanza.
I find the third stanza weak.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The poem has four lines in each ____, which is a common structure for traditional children's verses.

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