Meanings
nounMonk's Tale stanza (plural Monk's Tale stanzas)
plural Monk's Tale stanzas
- communicationsAn eight-line stanza with the rhyme scheme ABABBCBC.
Origin
As used in The Monk's Tale, one of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
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APA
Monk's Tale stanza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monk's%20Tale%20stanza
MLA
“Monk's Tale stanza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monk's%20Tale%20stanza. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Monk's Tale stanza,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monk's%20Tale%20stanza.
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