Antistrophic

an·tis·tro·phe  (n-tstr-f)

n.

1. The second stanza, and those like it, in a poem consisting of alternating stanzas in contrasting metrical form.

2. The second division of the triad of a Pindaric ode, having the same stanza form as the strophe.

3.

a. The choral movement in classical Greek drama in the oppostite direction from that of the strophe.

b. The part of a choral ode sung while this movement is executed.

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[Late Latin antistroph, antistrophe of Greek tragedy, from Greek, strophic correspondence, from antistrephein, to turn back : anti-, back; see anti- + strephein, to turn; see strophe.]

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anti·strophic (nt-strfk) adj.

anti·strophi·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

antistrophic - of or relating to an antistrophe