Definition of Stanza In poetry, a stanza is a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme. Stanzas in poetry are similar to paragraphs in prose. Both stanzas and paragraphs include connected thoughts, and are set off by a space. The number of lines varies in different kinds of stanzas, but it is uncommon for a stanza to have more than twelve lines.
Definition of remedy. plural. remedies. 1 : a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 2 : something that corrects or counteracts. 3 : the legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
Relief. Financial assistance provided to the indigent by the government. The redress, or benefit, given by a court to an individual who brings a legal action. The relief sought in a lawsuit might, for example, be the return of property wrongfully taken by another, compensation for an injury in the form of damages, or enforcement of a contract. relief n. generic term for all types of benefits which an order or judgment of court can give a party to a lawsuit, including money award, injunction, return of property, property title, alimony, and dozens of other possibilities.