A poetic stanza is a group of lines in a poem that are unified by a common meter, rhyme scheme, or other structural elements. A strophe (7 letters) is a type of poetic stanza that has a specific pattern of alternating lines of verse. A stroph (6 letters) is another type of poetic stanza that has a specific pattern of alternating lines of verse. A STAVE (5 letters) is a poetic stanza that consists of four lines of verse. A Spenserian (10 letters) is a type of poetic stanza that was developed by the English poet Edmund Spenser and consists of eight lines of verse.