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
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When the first strophe had been sung below, and the sweet-voiced sisters caught up the antistrophe, Brother Friedsam, sitting in the midst, listened with painful attention, vainly trying to detect the sound of Tabea's voice.
From Duffels by Eggleston, Edward
The rambling meditations of Balsamo were soon concentrated upon a loftier theme, by the voice of Milton singing in a subdued tone the antistrophe of a favourite ode of Pindar.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 by Various
The second strophe and second antistrophe are identical metrically with the first, the second epode with the first epode; and so on.
From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin
The antistrophe corresponds metrically to the strophe, as usual; the epodes are in four-stress couplets.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
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Reading: Literature - Drama - High School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - High School
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