antistrophe
Example Sentences
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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
Strophe, the way of wisdom; antistrophe, the path of the wicked; conclusion, union of the two in a common image. iv.
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green
Metrical scheme: a brief strophe and antistrophe and conclusion. iii.
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green
As Milton says, “strophe, antistrophe and epode were a kind of stanza framed only for the music then used with the chorus that sang.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
And all the gapers, who had nothing of their own to suggest, answered with the antistrophe, “Who could it be?”
From St. Ronan's Well by Scott, Walter, Sir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
