Question

Stanzas containing five lines are called:

Answer 1

Quintet is what a stanza containing five lines is called.

Answer 2

Stanzas containing five lines are called:

Quintet.

Explanation:

The division of the paragraph or stanza depending on the number of lines is:

• A three line stanza is called a tercet.

• A four line stanza is a quatrain,
• and a five line stanza is a quintet.
• Two other common lengths are a sestet, six lines;
• and an octave, eight lines.

Hence, the stanzas containing five lines is called:

Quintet.