Stichomythia definitions

Stichomythia

1) Ancient Greek theatre 2) Poetic form
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Stichomythia

Stichomythia (Greek: Στιχομυθία) is a technique in verse drama in which sequences of single alternating lines, or half-lines (hemistichomythia) or two-line speeches (distichomythia) are given to alternating characters. It typically features repetition and antithesis. The term originated in the theatre of Ancient Greece, though many drama...
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stichomythia

dialogue in alternate lines
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stichomythia

dialogue in alternate verse-lines.
Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/terminology.cfm#acatalectic

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stichomythia

dialogue in alternate lines, a form sometimes used in Classical Greek drama in which two characters alternate speaking single epigrammatic lines of ...
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Stichomythia

Dialogue in alternate verse-lines.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22429

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Stichomythia

Dialogue in alternate lines of verse e.g. ancient Greek plays.
Found on http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of_poetic_terms.htm

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stichomythia

stichomythia 1. In ancient Greek drama, a form of dramatic dialogue in which characters speak single lines alternately. 2. An ancient Greek arrangement of dialogue in drama, poetry, and disputation in which single lines of verse or parts of lines are spoken by alternate speakers.
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Stichomythia

is a technique in verse drama in which sequences of single alternating lines, or half-lines (hemistichomythia) or two-line speeches (distichomythia) are given to alternating characters.
Found on https://actintheatre.com/en/drama-vocabulary/

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Stichomythia

in ancient Greek, conversation in alternate lines; a form of tragic dialogue in which characters converse by using usually one line each; in such dialogues characters may use two, three, or a half line each.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/10135

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stichomythia

dramatic dialogue, as in a Greek play, characterized by brief exchanges between two characters, each of whom usually speaks in one line of verse during a scene of intense emotion or strong argumentation.
Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/stichomythia

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Stichomythia

dialogue of alternate single lines.
Found on https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/literature/approaching-play

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