strophe|strophes in English

noun

[stro·phe || 'strəʊfɪ]

part of a choral ode (in classical Greek drama); movement of the chorus while singing a strophe (in classical Greek drama); first of a pair of stanzas (Poetry)

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1. Strophe and Antistrophe in Oedipus Rex:

2. The Antistrophe is in the same meter as the strophe

3. They fight, and fall, in strophes appropriate for recital in a warriors' banquet hall.

4. The epode is often omitted, so there may be a series of strophe-Antistrophe …

5. 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.

6. The Antistrophe corresponds metrically to the strophe, as usual; the epodes are in four-stress couplets

7. ‘ Apotropaic’ is a four stanza poem that is made up of strophes of four lines, called quatrains

8. Strophe and Antistrophe are two major elements of the ode, a type of lyric poetry

9. 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

10. C.; Alcaic [lowercase] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or consisting of Alcaics: as, an alcaic strophe

11. The Antistrophe, which mirrored and reversed the strophe, was then performed by moving from west to east.

12. The Antistrophe was considered an act of balance, offsetting the strophe, which was sung from east to west.

13. 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

14. 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.

15. Alcaic definition is - relating to or written in a verse or strophe marked by complicated variation of a dominant iambic pattern.

16. The structure of the Antiphon thus consists of hymn-like strophes, interspersed with verses of Scripture, whereas the response is drawn from the psalm itself

17. Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus Familiarity information: Alcaic …

18. "Strophe" and "Antistrophe" are ways of referring to the metrical or rhythmical pattern of a text which was originally sung

19. Antistrophe, in Greek lyric odes, the second part of the traditional three-part structure. The Antistrophe followed the strophe and preceded the epode

20. 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.

21. In the psalmus responsorius , moreover, all present take up the refrain, while in the case of the Antiphon, the hymn-like strophes are rendered alternately by …

22. Alcaic definition: verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus synonyms: poem, verse form, Alcaic verse

23. In Greek lyric odes, an epode is the third part of the three-part structure of the poem, following the strophe and the Antistrophe

24. 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

25. Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus Familiarity information: Alcaic used as a noun is very rare.