antistrophe

[ an-tis-truh-fee ]

/ ænˈtɪs trə fi /

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noun

the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.

the movement performed by the chorus while singing an antistrophe.

Prosody. the second of two metrically corresponding systems in a poem.Compare strophe (def. 3).

Origin of antistrophe

1540–50; <Greek: a turning about. See anti-, strophe

OTHER WORDS FROM antistrophe

an·ti·stroph·ic

[an-tuh-strof-ik, -stroh-fik], /ˌæn təˈstrɒf ɪk, -ˈstroʊ fɪk/, an·tis·tro·phal, adjectivean·ti·stroph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby antistrophe

antistat, antistatic, Antisthenes, antistory, antistreptococcic, antistrophe, antisubmarine, antisudorific, antisway bar, antisymmetric, antitank

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Example sentences from the Web for antistrophe

This ode consists of strophe, epode, antistrophe, and second epode.
English Verse|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.
A deliberate contrast seems to be made in each Chorus between the strophe and the antistrophe.
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray
Strophe, the way of wisdom; antistrophe, the path of the wicked; conclusion, union of the two in a common image.
Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature|Various
In the second Antistrophe the Bard thus marks the progress of Poetry.
Early Reviews of English Poets|John Louis Haney

It alternates with a Recitative, which assumes a minor key, and which seems to be its Antistrophe.
Life of Chopin|Franz Liszt

British Dictionary definitions for antistrophe

antistrophe

/ (ænˈtɪstrəfɪ) /

noun

(in ancient Greek drama)

the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
the second part of a choral ode sung during this movement

(in classical prosody) the second of two metrical systems used alternately within a poem

Derived forms of antistrophe

antistrophic (ˌæntɪˈstrɒfɪk), adjectiveantistrophically, adverb

Word Origin for antistrophe

C17: via Late Latin from Greek antistrophē an answering turn, from anti- + strophē a turning

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单词	antistrophe
释义	antistrophe [ an-tis-truh-fee ] / ænˈtɪs trə fi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR antistrophe ON THESAURUS.COM noun the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right. the movement performed by the chorus while singing an antistrophe. Prosody. the second of two metrically corresponding systems in a poem.Compare strophe (def. 3). Origin of antistrophe 1540–50; <Greek: a turning about. See anti-, strophe OTHER WORDS FROM antistrophe an·ti·stroph·ic [an-tuh-strof-ik, -stroh-fik], /ˌæn təˈstrɒf ɪk, -ˈstroʊ fɪk/, an·tis·tro·phal, adjectivean·ti·stroph·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby antistrophe antistat, antistatic, Antisthenes, antistory, antistreptococcic, antistrophe, antisubmarine, antisudorific, antisway bar, antisymmetric, antitank Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antistrophe This ode consists of strophe, epode, antistrophe, and second epode. English Verse\|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D. A deliberate contrast seems to be made in each Chorus between the strophe and the antistrophe. Euripedes and His Age\|Gilbert Murray Strophe, the way of wisdom; antistrophe, the path of the wicked; conclusion, union of the two in a common image. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature\|Various In the second Antistrophe the Bard thus marks the progress of Poetry. Early Reviews of English Poets\|John Louis Haney It alternates with a Recitative, which assumes a minor key, and which seems to be its Antistrophe. Life of Chopin\|Franz Liszt British Dictionary definitions for antistrophe antistrophe / (ænˈtɪstrəfɪ) / noun (in ancient Greek drama) the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode the second part of a choral ode sung during this movement (in classical prosody) the second of two metrical systems used alternately within a poem See also strophe Derived forms of antistrophe antistrophic (ˌæntɪˈstrɒfɪk), adjectiveantistrophically, adverb Word Origin for antistrophe C17: via Late Latin from Greek antistrophē an answering turn, from anti- + strophē a turning Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to antistrophe allegory, allusion, analogy, anticlimax, antithesis, bathos, comparison, conceit, device, euphemism, euphuism, exaggeration, expression, flourish, flower, hyperbole, image, imagery, irony, metaphor
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