Alternating vs Stichomythia - What's the difference?
alternating | stichomythia |
that alternates
(mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
(mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
(poetry) A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.
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* 2006 , Olga Freidenberg, Image and Concept ,
* 2012 , R. B. Rutherford, Greek Tragic Style: Form, Language and Interpretation ,
As a verb alternating
is (alternate).As a adjective alternating
is that alternates.As a noun stichomythia is
(poetry) a technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.alternating
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* alternating currentstichomythia
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(wikipedia stichomythia)Noun
(en noun)page 297:
- The stichomythias are just as necessary in Sophocles' tragedies as are his choruses.
page 165:
- The two modes have different effects: while a rhesis allows the speaker to give an account of himself, attempt to persuade his hearers, or move freely across a range of emotions or types of argument, stichomythia is better suited to swift exchange of information through question and answer, though it can also be used for spicy polemic, aggressive interrogation, or accusation and defence.