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
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
A deliberate contrast seems to be made in each Chorus between the strophe and the antistrophe.
From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert
The second is only a distant imitation of the antistrophe.
From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love
Behold, O King from the dark House of the grave, what we do! antistrophe.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
