strophe

stroʊf

Definition

Definition of strophe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

prosody

TECH.

turn in verse from one metrical foot to another

TECH.

The poem's strophe shifted the rhythm dramatically.

shift

turn

twist

poetry

TECH.

first division of a Pindaric ode's threefold structure

TECH.

The strophe introduced the theme of the Pindaric ode.

division

part

section

chorus movement

TECH.

section of an ode chanted by chorus moving right to left

TECH.

The strophe was performed with great precision by the chorus.

verse

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Origin of strophe

Greek, strophē (turning)

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epode

poetic structure

final part of a poem following the strophe and antistrophe

antistrophe

Greek chorus

part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering the strophe

Examples of strophe in a sentence

Each strophe in the song added complexity.
The poet carefully crafted the strophe to set the tone.
Each strophe in the ode had a distinct rhythm and mood.
The ancient strophe echoed through the amphitheater.
Each strophe added depth to the performance.

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French:strophe, ...
German:Strophe, Chorpassage, ...
Italian:strofa, strofe, ...
Spanish:estrofa, ...
Portuguese:estrofe, primeira estrofe, ...
Chinese:诗节, 颂歌段落, ...
Japanese:ストローフ, ストローフィ, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِدارَة عَرُوضِيَّة, مَقْطَع, ...
Hebrew:סְטְרוֹפָה, חֵלֶק רִאשׁוֹן, ...
Russian:строфа, стихотворная строфа, ...
Ukrainian:строфа, перша частина, ...
Hindi:छंद, स्त्रोफ, ...
Bengali:স্তবক, স্ত্রোফা, ...
Catalan:estrofa, estrofa pindàrica, ...
Czech:metrický obrat ve verši, strofa, ...
Danish:strofe, strof, ...
Dutch:strofe, ...
Greek:στροφή, πρώτη στροφή, ...
Hungarian:metrikai fordulat, strófa, ...
Khmer:ការប្តូរជំហានចង្វាក់ក្នុងកំណាព្យ, ស្ត្រូហ្វ, ...
Korean:스트로프, 스토로프, ...
Persian:بند, استروفه, ...
Polish:strofa, część początkowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):estrofe, estrofe coral, ...
Romanian:strofă, diviziune inițială, ...
Swedish:strof, vers, ...
Thai:สโตรฟี, บทแรก, ...
Turkish:strof, strophe, ...
Vietnamese:khổ thơ, đoạn strophe, ...

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