stichía
Stichía, pronounced stih-EE-ah, is a term from Greek poetics (from στιχός, stichos, meaning line or verse) used to describe poetry that is arranged in a continuous sequence of lines without formal stanzaic breaks. The word is often used in scholarly discussions to distinguish stichic verse from stanzaic or strophic poetry, where lines are grouped into repeated units such as stanzas or refrains.
In classical usage, stichia denotes the organizational principle of a poem rather than a specific meter. A
The distinction between stichic and stanzaic forms is a common point of inquiry in prosody and literary
Across learned discussions, stichía thus serves as a label for the line-by-line, unbroken organization of verse,