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| antistophe | the part of a choral ode |
| aulos | a wind instrument which accompanied chorus |
| chorus | group of characters who act as a collective; in Medea, they are old women of Corinth |
| episode | the part of Greek drama that takes place between odes; spoken rather than sung |
| epode | the part of a choral ode that follows the strophe and antistrophe |
| kommos | a lyric song sung by dramatic characters and the chorus together, usually at the point of heightened emotion |
| lyric | poetry meant to be sung |
| meter | the rhythmic division of lines in poetry |
| ode | a sung piece between episodes consisting of matched lyric stanzas; also called a stasimon |
| oracle | a holy place where gods pronounced the future or divine will to mortals; the person through whom the gods spoke these pronouncements; a pronouncement itself |
| orchestra | the round circle in front of the stage where the chorus danced |
| parodos | the first entrance of the chorus |
| prologue | the part of the tragedy before the chorus enters |
| stasimon | the Greek term for ode; takes place between dramatic episodes, allowing the chorus to reflect on the action and dialogue that has preceded |
| strophe | the first part of a choral ode or kommos |
| tragedy | dramatic genre, loftier and more serious than comedy, often with a sad ending |
