1. the second section of an ancient Greek choral ode, sung while the chorus moved from left to right
Usage: literary; classical poetry
2. a rhetorical device involving the repetition of words in reverse order
Usage: rhetoric; literary

Examples

• The antistrophe followed the strophe in the Greek tragedy.
• Ancient choruses would dance during the antistrophe portion of the ode.
• The poet used antistrophe to create a powerful rhetorical effect.
• Students studied the structure of strophe, antistrophe, and epode.
• The antistrophe mirrored the strophe’s metrical pattern.
• Classical drama featured elaborate antistrophes performed by the chorus.