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strophe
[ stroh-fee ]
noun
- the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- the movement performed by the chorus during the singing of this part.
- the first of the three series of lines forming the divisions of each section of a Pindaric ode.
- (in modern poetry) any separate section or extended movement in a poem, distinguished from a stanza in that it does not follow a regularly repeated pattern.
strophe
/ ˈ²õ³Ù°ùəʊ´Úɪ /
noun
- in ancient Greek drama
- the first of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- the first part of a choral ode sung during this movement
- (in classical verse) the first division of the threefold structure of a Pindaric ode
- the first of two metrical systems used alternately within a poem
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of strophe1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This is the center of the middle strophe of these three songs, the creation of a third person by a couple.
In his word-drunk universe, “news†hooks up with “chartreuse,†“strophes†wins “trophies†and “rival†gets “adjectival.â€
He treats the work as a study in shifting colors, emphasizing the contrasting textures of each strophe, from harplike passages to rich orchestral sonorities.
Dressed in silver halters, robed in see-through shifts, they danced, reciting strophes that didn’t scan to the eerie piping of flutes.
The deceased was the tragic hero, the survivors the innocent victims; there was the omnipresence of the deity, strophe and antistrophe of the chorus of mourners led by the preacher.
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