antistrophe
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The deceased was the tragic hero, the survivors the innocent victims; there was the omnipresence of the deity, strophe and antistrophe of the chorus of mourners led by the preacher.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
All comparatively unornamented matter was, however, but preparative to the lyric outburst,—the strophe and antistrophe of modulated song.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
As Milton says, “strophe, antistrophe and epode were a kind of stanza framed only for the music then used with the chorus that sang.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
And all the gapers, who had nothing of their own to suggest, answered with the antistrophe, “Who could it be?”
From St. Ronan's Well by Scott, Walter, Sir
The dancing even governed the measure of the stanzas; as the signification of the words strophe and antistrophe, plainly imports, they might be properly called danced himns.
From A Treatise on the Art of Dancing by Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea
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Reading: Literature - Drama - High School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - High School
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