strophic

[ strof-ik, stroh-fik ]

adjective

1. Also strophi·cal. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
2. Music. (of a song) having the same music for each successive stanza.

strophic

/ ˈstrəʊ-; ˈstrɒfɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or employing a strophe or strophes
2. See through-composed
   (of a song) having identical or related music in each verse Compare through-composed

Other Words From

• strophi·cal·ly adverb
• non·strophic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of strophic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; stroph(e) + -ic

Example Sentences

These strophic poems were set to music, and sung by alternating choirs of girls.

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Containing only those parts of the Finn-story and of Beowulf which Mller regarded as "genuine," in strophic form.

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They are written in French strophic forms in the southern dialect, and sometimes have an intermixture of French and Latin lines.

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His hymns are metrical in the sense of having lines with a fixed number of syllables and strophic divisions.

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Throughout the poem nearly every line is complete by itself and there is no strophic arrangement.

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