strophe

Definitions of strophe
  1. noun
    one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
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    type of:
    couplet
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
  2. noun
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
    synonyms: couplet
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    types:
    stance
    a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
    quatrain
    a stanza of four lines
    type of:
    texte
    the words of something written
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