epode

ep·ode

a form of lyric poem, as of Horace, in which a short line follows a longer one
the stanza that follows the strophe and antistrophe in a Pindaric or ancient Greek ode

Origin of epode

Middle French épode from Classical Latin epodos from Classical Greek ep?idos, incantation, literally , song sung after from epi-, upon, after + aeidein, to sing: see ode

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epode

noun

A lyric poem characterized by distichs formed by a long line followed by a shorter one.
The third division of the triad of a Pindaric ode, having a different or contrasting form from that of the strophe and antistrophe.
The part of a choral ode in classical Greek drama following the strophe and antistrophe and sung while the chorus is standing still.

Origin of epode

Latin epōdos a type of lyric poem from Greek epōidos sung after from epaeidein, epāidein to sing after epi- epi- aeidein to sing ; see wed-² in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural epodes)

(poetry) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
(poetry) A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.

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