what is a 5-line stanza
a 2 line stanza is called a couplet.
A three-line stanza is called a tercet.
A miscellaneous 8 line stanza is called an octet. But the 8 line stanza which forms the first verse of a sonnet is called an octave, and the commonest form of 8 line stanza (by far) in English is called ottava rima.
1.Couplet a two line stanza 2.Triplet (Tercet) a three line stanza 3.Quitrain a four line stanza 4.Quintet a five line stanza 5.Setstet (Sextet) a six line stanza 6.Septet a seven line stanza 7.Octave an eight line stanza
A stanza of two lines is called a couplet.
a stanza with 5 lines is called a sestet
A sixteen line stanza is called a quatern. It consists of four quatrains, with each quatrain having four lines.
A four-line stanza is called a quatrain.
triplet
No. A tercet is a three-line stanza. A sestet is a six-line stanza.
It's called a couplet, I think.