antistrophe
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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
It is an error to call these iambic odes “irregular,” although they do not follow the classic rules with strophe, antistrophe, and epode.
From Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature by Garrett, Edmund Henry
The metrical scheme of this sonnet is an example of 'antistrophic inversion': that is, two strophes followed by their antistrophes, but the antistrophe to the second strophe precedes the antistrophe to the first.
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green
The antistrophe corresponds metrically to the strophe, as usual; the epodes are in four-stress couplets.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
His chanting and his playing answer and supplement each other, like strophe and antistrophe.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
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Reading: Literature - Drama - High School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - High School
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