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Antistrophe (Ancient Greek: ἀντιστροφή, "a turning back" [1]) is the portion of an ode sung by the chorus in its returning movement from west to east in response to the strophe, which was sung from east to west.
The chorus (or performers of the ode) would deliver the strophe from one side of the stage, then move to the opposite side to deliver the antistrophe, and finally to centerstage for the epode. This is reflected the three-part nature of the ode: the strophe sets up a theme, the antistrophe balances it with a contrary perspective, and the epode ...
Epistrophe (Greek: ἐπιστροφή, "return") is the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences. [1] It is also known as epiphora and occasionally as antistrophe.
A strophe (/ ˈ s t r oʊ f iː /) is a poetic term originally referring to the first part of the ode in Ancient Greek tragedy, followed by the antistrophe and epode.The term has been extended to also mean a structural division of a poem containing stanzas of varying line length.
Antistrophe solanoides (King & Gamble) M.P.Nayar & G.S.Giri Antistrophe is a genus of flowering plants in the primula family, Primulaceae . It includes six species of shrubs native to southern and southeastern Asia, including the Indian subcontinent , Vietnam , and Peninsular Malaysia .
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
According to one meaning of the word, an epode [1] is the third part of an ancient Greek choral ode that follows the strophe and the antistrophe and completes the movement. [ 2 ] The word epode is also used to refer to the second (shorter) line of a two-line stanza of the kind composed by Archilochus and Hipponax in which the first line ...
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