What is a stanza? And how are ways they help the reader understand poems?

A stanza is a series of lines grouped to divide a poem; the structure of a stanza is often (though not always) repeated throughout the poem. Stanzas are separated from other stanzas by line breaks.

above info is from poetry 101

it helps us understand...

Stanzaz separate ideas in a poem. they are kind of like paragraphs

also can u try to answer this

- the mistakes that have been done in the past will repeat themselves

- you will trust all the wrong people

where is the writing? (so i can answer)