About The Word Antistrophe
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Antistrophe
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What's The Definition Of Antistrophe?
[n] the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem
Synonyms | Synonyms for Antistrophe: Related Terms | Find terms related to Antistrophe: See Also | lyric | lyric poem | stanza Antistrophe In Webster's Dictionary \An*tis"tro*phe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn
to the opposite side; ? against + ? to turn. See {Strophe}.]
1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus,
exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from
right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral
song.
It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round
the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which
consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of
which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east
to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning
from west to east; then they stood before the altar,
and sang the epode, which was the last part of the
song. --Abp. Potter.
2. (Rhet.)
(a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the
master of the servant and the servant of the master.
(b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against
him.
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