strophe
A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to…A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
Meaning
3 sensesA turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.
- one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
Origin
Borrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turBorrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”). Compare strap and strop.
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