Squadron-strophes: The term _strophe_ originally was applied to

1a metrical form that was repeated in a certain established way, like

2the _strophe_ and _antistrophe_ of the Greek ode, as sung by a divided

3chorus; it is now applied to any stanza form. The poem of heroism is a

4"battle-ode," whose successive stanzas are marching squadrons, whose

5verses are lines of blazing guns, and whose melody is the strenuous

6music of "trump and drum."