In modern poetry, a stanza or rhythmic system of two or more lines arranged as a unit In classical poetry , a strophe is the first division in the triadic structure of Pindaric verse, corresponding metrically to the antistrophe which follows it; also, the stanza preceding or alternating with the antistrophe in ancient lyric poetry Sidelight: A poem consisting of just one stanza is monostrophic; a poem with the repetition of metrically identical stanzas is homostrophic; a poem not divided into strophic units or that is arranged in irregular stanzas is astrophic (See also Epode)
the section of a Greek ode sung when the chorus turns from one side of the orchestra to the other
{i} part of a choral ode (in classical Greek drama); movement of the chorus while singing a strophe (in classical Greek drama); first of a pair of stanzas (Poetry)
(Greek, "turning") Two or more lines of poetry that are treated as a unit; a stanza
In Greek choruses and dances, the movement of the chorus while turning from the right to the left of the orchestra; hence, the strain, or part of the choral ode, sung during this movement