B2🎨 Art & Culture
Italian word
strofa
stanza (a verse paragraph in a poem)
Looks like
strophe / trophy
strophe = a section of an ancient Greek ode; trophy = a prize
⚠️ The trap
'Strofa' = 'stanza' in English poetry terminology. The English word 'stanza' is actually borrowed from Italian. 'Trophy' in Italian is 'trofeo' — no connection to 'strofa' despite the visual similarity.
To say "strophe = a section of an ancient Greek ode; trophy = a prize" in Italian:
strofa (correct for stanza/verse)
"strofa" in English means:
stanza (a verse paragraph in a poem)
Example
"La poesia è composta da quattro strofe di sei versi ciascuna."
"The poem is composed of four stanzas of six lines each."
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