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
Strophe, strōf′e, n. in the ancient drama, the song sung by the chorus while dancing towards one side of the orchestra, to which its reverse, the antistrophe, answers.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Mr. Peaslee's reflections rose in a strophe of hope and fell in an antistrophe of despair.
From The Calico Cat by Thompson, Charles Miner
A deliberate contrast seems to be made in each Chorus between the strophe and the antistrophe.
From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert
Blood and sap raced gloriously together, while a chorus of conscious and unconscious creation sang the anthem of the Spring in solemn strophe and antistrophe.
From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
