monostrophe

[ muh-nos-truh-fee, mon-uh-strohf ]

noun

1. a poem in which all the strophes or stanzas are of the same metrical form.

monostrophe

/ mɒˈnɒstrəfɪ; ˈmɒnəˌstrəʊf; ˌmɒnəˈstrɒfɪk /

noun

1. a poem in which all the stanzas or strophes are written in the same metre

Derived Forms

• monostrophic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monostrophe¹

First recorded in 1885–90, monostrophe is from the Greek word monóstrophos consisting of one strophe. See mono-, strophe