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
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The author is not quite sure what strophe and antistrophe mean, but they appear to come in tragically here.
From Boycotted And Other Stories by Reed, Talbot Baines
The Greek ode was commonly divided into the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode; the strophe and antistrophe being identical in structure, though varying in different odes, and the epode being of different structure.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
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
A deliberate contrast seems to be made in each Chorus between the strophe and the antistrophe.
From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert
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Reading: Literature - Drama - High School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - High School
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