monostrophe

noun

mono·​strophe

ˈmänəˌstrōf(ē)

1

: a poem of one stanza

2

: a poem in which all the stanzas are of the same metric form

Word History

Etymology

Greek monostrophos consisting of a single strophe, from mon- + strophē strophe

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