(in classical Greek comedy) an address from the chorus to the audience
Word origin
C19: from Greek, from parabanein to step forward
Examples of 'parabasis' in a sentence
parabasis
We have chosen the following figures of speech (style figures): allegory, irony, symbol, and parabasis.
Lazić Nebojša J. 2011, 'The space/time aspect of style figures: Figures of speech, in the 'Golden fleece',by Borislav Pekić', Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištinihttp://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3293/2011/0354-32931141307L.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)