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
Behold, O King from the dark House of the grave, what we do! antistrophe.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Matthew Arnold
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 Richard Green Moulton
These have first a strophe of undetermined length, then an antistrophe identical in structure with the strophe, and then an epode, different in structure from the strophe and antistrophe.
From The Principles of English Versification by Paull Franklin Baum
Or we shall have a lyrical scene, strophe exactly balanced against antistrophe, more beautiful but slower still in its movement, and often at first hearing a little difficult to follow.
From Euripedes and His Age by Gilbert Murray
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Reading: Literature - Drama - High School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - High School
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