strophe in English
Most celebrated were the Epodes, songs in simple strophes usually made up of a hexameter or iambic trimeter plus one or two shorter cola.
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1. Strophe and Antistrophe in Oedipus Rex:
2. The Antistrophe is in the same meter as the strophe
3. The epode is often omitted, so there may be a series of strophe-Antistrophe …
4. Most readers today encounter strophe and Antistrophe in Ancient Greek plays such as “Oedipus the King” and “Antigone.” The strophe and Antistrophe are delivered by the chorus, who offer commentary throughout the play.
5. The Antistrophe corresponds metrically to the strophe, as usual; the epodes are in four-stress couplets
6. Strophe and Antistrophe are two major elements of the ode, a type of lyric poetry
7. 2 (in classical prosody) the second of two metrical systems used alternately within a poem, (See also) → strophe (C17: via Late Latin from Greek antistrophe an answering turn, from anti- + strophe a turning) ♦ antistrophic adj ♦ Antistrophically adv
8. C.; Alcaic [lowercase] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or consisting of Alcaics: as, an alcaic strophe
9. The Antistrophe, which mirrored and reversed the strophe, was then performed by moving from west to east.
10. The Antistrophe was considered an act of balance, offsetting the strophe, which was sung from east to west.
11. An Antistrophe is the second part of an ode, and is meant to mirror the opening section, called the strophe. Originally, when the ode form was sung by choruses in ancient Greece, the strophe would be performed by moving from east to west
12. Antistrophe (Ancient Greek: ἀντιστροφή, "a turning back") is the portion of an ode sung by the chorus in its returning movement from west to east, in response to the strophe, which was sung from east to west. It has the nature of a reply and balances the effect of the strophe.
13. Alcaic definition is - relating to or written in a verse or strophe marked by complicated variation of a dominant iambic pattern.
14. "Strophe" and "Antistrophe" are ways of referring to the metrical or rhythmical pattern of a text which was originally sung
15. Antistrophe, in Greek lyric odes, the second part of the traditional three-part structure. The Antistrophe followed the strophe and preceded the epode
16. In Greek drama, a chorus of actors would move from one side of the stage to the other and speak the strophe, which comments on the action of the play and typically asks a question of some sort.The Antistrophe was the answer--or response--to the question or dilemma presented in the strophe.
17. In Greek lyric odes, an epode is the third part of the three-part structure of the poem, following the strophe and the Antistrophe
18. Epode (After-Song): The epode is in a different, but related, meter to the strophe and Antistrophe and is chanted by the chorus standing still
19. Most famously, in 1872 César Franck set this strophe for voice (tenor), harp, cello, and organ, and incorporated it into his Messe à trois voix Opus 12.
20. The section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem Familiarity information: Antistrophe used as a noun is very rare.
21. Antistrophe, the portion of an ode which is sung by the chorus in its returning movement from west to east, in response to the strophe, which was sung from east to west
22. Basically, the Antistrophe picks up the pattern of the strophe, more or less as the melody and rhythm of the first "verse" of a modern song is picked up in …
23. (Note: See Antistrophically for more definitions.) Quick definitions from WordNet (antistrophe) noun: the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem Also see Antistrophically
24. Late Latin antistrophē Antistrophe of Greek tragedy from Greek strophic correspondence from antistrephein to turn back anti- back anti– strephein to turn strophe From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition From Latin, from Ancient …
25. A strophe (/ ˈ s t r oʊ f iː /) is a poetic term originally referring to the first part of the ode in Ancient Greek tragedy, followed by the Antistrophe and epode.The term has been extended to also mean a structural division of a poem containing stanzas of varying line length
26. Antistrophe: 1 n the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem Type of: stanza a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
27. Antistrophe - the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem lyric poem, lyric - a short poem of songlike quality stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
28. Antistrophe (n.) part of an ancient Greek choral ode, 1610s, from Latin, from Greek Antistrophe "the returning of the chorus," "answering to a previous [strophe], except that they now moved from left to right instead of from right to left" [Liddell & Scott], literally "a turning about, a turning back," from antistrephein, from anti "opposite, in opposition to; in return" (see anti
29. [Sarah Connor– „Bye bye“] [Chords] E Emaj7 F# G#m B B5 [Strophe 1] E Ich hab' heute nichts zu tun G#m Und die Welt hat heute zu G#m Ich hau' mich einfach wieder hin F# Denn alles andre macht ja eh kein'n Sinn E Jaja, alles okay E Ich bin okay, aber ne, eigentlich nicht E Denn aus meiner Sicht reicht es langsam G#m Ich hab' keine Lust mehr F# Diese Gespräche nerven so sehr [Pre …