Choric (Adjective)
Meaning
Relating to or written for or in the style of a Greek chorus; "a choric Greek tragedy".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The choric lines of the Greek tragedy were meant to evoke a sense of community and shared sorrow among the audience.
- In a bold experiment, the playwright decided to break the choric conventions and let individual voices rise above the chorus.
- A choric poem would have worked well to summarize the action on stage, but the author chose to leave that role to the main character instead.
- Scholars of Greek drama debate whether choric voices can still have a role in modern retellings of classic works.
- Despite being in ancient Greek, the choric dialogue is actually easy to understand thanks to its straightforward style.