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
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 metrical scheme of this sonnet is simple: a strophe balanced by an antistrophe.
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green
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
Behold, O King from the dark House of the grave, what we do! antistrophe.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew
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Reading: Literature - Drama - High School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - High School
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