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strophe [ˈstrəʊfɪ] n Prosody 1. (Literature / Poetry) (in ancient Greek drama) a. the first of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode b. the first part of a choral ode sung during this movement 2. (Literature / Poetry) (in classical verse) the first division of the threefold structure of a Pindaric ode 3. (Literature / Poetry) the first of two metrical systems used alternately within a poem See also antistrophe, epode [from Greek: a verse, literally: a turning, from strephein to twist] strophe that part of the ancient Greek choral odes sung by the chorus while moving from right to left. Cf. antistrophe. — strophic, adj. See also: Dramathe first of two metrically related sections in a poem. Cf. antistrophe. See also drama. See also: Verse
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