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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.
Pindaric odes, also called Greek odes, follow the form and style of the Ancient Greek poet Pindar. These employ a tripartite structure, consisting of the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode. In Ancient Greece, odes would have been performed on a stage to musical accompaniment.
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 ...
Stasimon (Ancient Greek: στάσιμον) in Greek tragedy is a stationary song, composed of strophes and antistrophes and performed by the chorus in the orchestra (Ancient Greek: ὀρχήστρα, "place where the chorus dances").
Parabasis: In Classical Greek comedy, parabasis is 'a speech in which the chorus comes forward and addresses the audience'. A parabasis is not featured in Lysistrata . Most plays have a second parabasis near the end, and a feature akin to a parabasis is used in this play as a replacement, however it comprises exclusively two songs (strophe and ...
Strophe is derived from the Greek word στροφή (strophḗ, "turn"). It is the simplest and most durable of musical forms , extending a piece of music by repetition of a single formal section .
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. [2]
The Alcaic stanza is a Greek lyrical meter, an Aeolic verse form traditionally believed to have been invented by Alcaeus, a lyric poet from Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, about 600 BC. [1] The Alcaic stanza and the Sapphic stanza named for Alcaeus' contemporary, Sappho , are two important forms of Classical poetry.