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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
/ ˈstrəʊfɪ /
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
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strophe1
C17: from Greek: a verse, literally: a turning, from strephein to twist
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Synonym Study
See verse.
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Example Sentences
The poems of the Isclo d'Or offer over eighty varieties of strophe, a most remarkable number.
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The two told their story in alternate sentences like the Strophe and Antistrophe of a Greek chorus.
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What in this strophe is said of Ullr has apparently reference to a lost myth.
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My version of this strophe is not in accordance with those of other interpreters.
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This is the best interpretation I can offer of this obscure strophe.
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