Meaning of STROPHE
| Pronunciation: | | 'strowfee
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama |
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
| | See Also: | | lyric, lyric poem, stanza | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \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 the choral ode, sung during
this movement. Also sometimes used of a stanza of modern
verse. See the Note under {Antistrophe}.
|
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
|
|