stichomythia
Meanings
noun
- 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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Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek στιχομυθία (stikhomuthía), from στίχος (stíkhos, “line of verse”) (see sticho-) + μῦθος (mûthos, “speech”).
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