Complete Definition of "strophe"

English
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Etymology
From Gr. ���ο�ή a �turn, bend, twist�

Noun
en-noun

  1. prosody A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
  2. prosody The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
  3. prosody A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.

Related terms
antistrophe

See also
ode
stanza

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