epode

[ ep-ohd ]

noun

1. Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
2. the part of a lyric ode following the strophe and antistrophe and composing with them a triadic unit.

epode

/ ˈɛpəʊd /

noun

1. the part of a lyric ode that follows the strophe and the antistrophe
2. a type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one, invented by Archilochus

Word History and Origins

Origin of epode¹

1590–1600; < Latin epōdos < Greek epōidós an aftersong, singing after. See ep-, ode

Word History and Origins

Origin of epode¹

C16: via Latin from Greek epōidos a singing after, from epaidein to sing after, from aidein to sing

Example Sentences

The epode soon took a firm place in choral poetry, which it lost when that branch of literature declined.

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In Latin poetry the epode was cultivated, in conscious archaism, both as a part of the ode and as an independent branch of poetry.

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The second Epode prophesies, in anguish of spirit, the downfall of this country.

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Not now, for he moaned me his last epode and ended like the swan.

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This ode consists of strophe, epode, antistrophe, and second epode.

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