单词 | stichomythia |
释义 | stichomythia/ˌstɪkə(ʊ)ˈmɪθɪə /noun [mass noun] Dialogue in which two characters speak alternate lines of verse, used as a stylistic device in ancient Greek drama.The plays have been called ‘rhetorical’: certainly their most conspicuous feature is the passionate rhetoric of the leading characters, displayed both in terse stichomythia and extended harangues....
OriginMid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek stikhomuthia, from stikhos 'row, line of verse' + muthos 'speech, talk'. Rhymes |
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