monostrophic

Variant of monostrophe

monostrophe definition

mono·stro·phe (män′ō strō′fē, mə näs′trə fē)

noun

a poem in which all the stanzas have the same metrical form

Etymology: < Gr monostrophos: see mono- & strophe

Related Forms:

  • monostrophic mon′·o·stroph′·ic (män′ō sträf′ik) adjective

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