antistrophe

• Nom féminin désignant, dans un poème ou une ode chorale de la tragédie grecque antique, la seconde partie métrique répondant à la strophe qui précède, et dont elle est le pendant symétrique.

A noun referring to the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem or choral ode, particularly in classical Greek drama, which responds to the preceding strophe.

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   The second section of a choral ode in classical Greek drama, which follows the strophe and is metrically identical to it.

   Antistrophe (ode chorale)

   • The chorus performed the antistrophe after the strophe.
   • In Greek tragedy, the antistrophe often responds to the themes of the strophe.
   • The poet carefully crafted the antistrophe to mirror the strophe's meter.