stanza. 1  a group of lines of verse forming one of the divisions of a poem or song: it is usually made up of four or more lines and often has a regular pattern in the number of lines and the arrangement of meter and rhyme. Origin of stanza.
verb (used without object), reminisced, reminiscing. 1. to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence. Origin of reminisce. 1820-1830.
Memoirs are factual stories about someone's life. 'Memoir' is from the French word memoire, mÃ©moire which 'means' reminiscence 'or.' Memory they are a part of the nonfiction literary genre and are usually told in the first. personesson Summary. Memoirs are a subgenre of the autobiography. They are different from standard autobiographies because they are more focused. An autobiography usually spans a person's entire life, while a memoir may concentrate on a particular time or place in the writer's life.