STROPHE

Strophe

A strophe 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. In poems composed of similar units, such as epic poems, the term strophic is synonymous with stanzaic.

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strophe

Noun

  1. A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
  2. The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
  3. A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.


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