or by strophe and antistrophe
1antistrophe — antistrophic /an teuh strof ik, stroh fik/, antistrophal, adj. antistrophically, adv. /an tis treuh fee/, n. 1. the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right. 2. the… …
2Antistrophe — (Greek αντιστροφή, turn back ) is the portion of an ode sung by the chorus in its returning movement from west to east, in response to the strophe, which was sung from east to west.It has the nature of a reply and balances the effect of the… …
3Strophe — (Greek , turn, bend, twist , see also phrase) is a concept in versification which properly means a turn, as from one foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other. A strophe is also the part of the ode that the chorus chants as it… …
4Antistrophe — An*tis tro*phe, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn to the opposite side; ? against + ? to turn. See {Strophe}.] 1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.… …
5Anelida and Arcite — by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1378) One of CHAUCER’s most unusual works,Anelida and Arcite is a curious and clearly experimental combination of narrative and lyric, in which the English poet seems to have been trying to find an effective way of… …
6Strophe — Stro phe, n.; pl. {Strophes}. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? to twist, to turn; perh. akin to E. strap.] In Greek choruses and dances, the movement of the chorus while turning from the right to the left of the orchestra; hence, the strain, or part of… …
7strophe — /stroh fee/, n. 1. the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left. 2. the movement performed by the chorus during the singing of this part. 3. the first of the three series of lines forming the divisions …
8antistrophe — noun a) In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song. b) The repetition of words in an inverse order …
9strophe — Synonyms and related words: Spenserian stanza, antistrophe, book, burden, canto, chorus, couplet, distich, envoi, epode, heptastich, hexastich, line, measure, monostich, octastich, octave, octet, ottava rima, pentastich, quatrain, refrain, rhyme… …
10Anelida and Arcite — is a 357 line poem by Geoffrey Chaucer. It tells the story of Anelida, queen of Armenia and her wooing by false Arcite from Thebes, Greece.Although short, it is a poem with a complex structure, with an invocation and then the main story. The… …
