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antistrophe

[an-tis-truh-fee] / ænˈtɪs trə fi /


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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.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

The dancing even governed the measure of the stanzas; as the signification of the words strophe and antistrophe, plainly imports, they might be properly called danced himns.

From A Treatise on the Art of Dancing by Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea

"Stupid?" asked the lady, this time making the interrogation in the antistrophe of the chant.

From Trumps by Curtis, George William

The rambling meditations of Balsamo were soon concentrated upon a loftier theme, by the voice of Milton singing in a subdued tone the antistrophe of a favourite ode of Pindar.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 by Various

The metrical scheme of this sonnet is simple: a strophe balanced by an antistrophe.

From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green




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