strophe UK /ˈstɹəʊ.fi/US /ˈstɹoʊ.fi/ noun3 •The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage. •A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based. •A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other. formsstrophes