- the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- the movement performed by the chorus during the singing of this part.
- the first of the three series of lines forming the divisions of each section of a Pindaric ode.
- (in modern poetry) any separate section or extended movement in a poem, distinguished from a stanza in that it does not follow a regularly repeated pattern.
- (in ancient Greek drama)
- the first of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- the first part of a choral ode sung during this movement
- (in classical verse) the first division of the threefold structure of a Pindaric ode
- the first of two metrical systems used alternately within a poem
