Antistrophe

Antistrophe (Ancient Greek: ἀντιστροφή, "a turning 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.

This article is about art form. For the use of antistrophe in figures of speech, see Epistrophe.
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