Poetry to the use of interlocking stanzas is their use to separate thematic parts of a poem. For example, the strophe, antistrophe and epode of the ode form are often separated into one or more stanzas. In some cases, particularly lengthier formal poetry such as some forms of epic poetry, stanzas themselves are constructed according to strict rules and then combined. In skaldic poetry, the dróttkvætt stanza had eight lines, each having three "lifts" produced with alliteration or assonance. In addition to two or three alliterations, the odd numbered lines had partial rhyme of consonants with dissimilar vowels, not necessarily at
A Treatise on Poetry annual "Kultura" literary prize. Miłosz won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980 for his literary works. In 2001, Miłosz, who was pleased by the renewed appreciation of the "Treatise" following its English translation, said. "It has been a great pleasure to see my poem apparently not getting old... I am proud of having written a poem that deals with historical, political and aesthetic issues." A Treatise on Poetry A Treatise on Poetry () is book-length poem in Polish by Nobel Prize-winning poet Czesław Miłosz on Polish literature, poetry and history from 1900 to 1949. Written in 1955 and 1956,