noun Download 🔗Share A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other. Examples : "The choir practiced the song repeatedly, focusing especially on the transition between the strophes where the melody shifted and the sopranos began to answer the altos. " literature language writing style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage. Examples : "As the Greek chorus chanted their strophes, they swayed rhythmically from the director's right side of the stage to his left. " literature culture art entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based. Examples : "The ancient Greek play used strophes, with one stanza posing a question and the answering stanza offering a reflection, to create a call-and-response effect between the chorus and the actors. " literature music style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
