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  2. Antistrophe - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Antistrophe – repeating the last word in successive phrases, for example (from Rhetorica ad Herennium), "Since the time when from our state concord disappeared, liberty disappeared, good faith disappeared, friendship disappeared, the common weal disappeared."

  4. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Ode - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    Epistrophe (also known as antistrophe): repetition of the same word or group of words at the end of successive clauses. The counterpart of anaphora. Epizeuxis: repetition of a single word, with no other intervening words. Hendiadys: use of two nouns to express an idea when it normally would consist of an adjective and a noun.

  7. The Wasps - Wikipedia

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    a strophe/antistrophe pair based on ionic metron [..--] but with many variations line 273: 290–316 as before but simpler dialogue between juror and boy strophe/antistrophe, ionic [..--] but with fewer variations. line 290: song: 317–33 complex solo lament by Philocleon mainly choriamb [-..-] to 323 then anapests [..-], reflecting a change ...

  8. Epistrophe - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Rhetoric (Aristotle) - Wikipedia

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    The first line of the Rhetoric is: "Rhetoric is a counterpart (antistrophe) of dialectic." [1]: I.1.1 According to Aristotle, logic is concerned with reasoning to reach scientific certainty, while dialectic and rhetoric are concerned with probability and, thus, are the branches of philosophy that are best suited to human affairs. Dialectic is a ...