epode

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In contrast, the epode is written with a different scheme and structure.

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

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  • In answer to your Lordship's objection to many-twinkling , in that beautiful epode, I will quote authority to which you will yield. —  Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries)
  • Not to mention how he had shackled himself with strophe, antistrophe, and epode (yet acquitting himself nobly), the nature of prophecy forbade him naming his kings. —  Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries)
  • The ode generally has three parts: a strophe, an antistrophe, and an epode. —  LearnHub Activities
  • In contrast, the epode is written with a different scheme and structure. —  LearnHub Activities
  • The strophe and antistrophe look at the subject from different, often conflicting, perspectives, with the epode moving to a higher level to either view or resolve the underlying issues. —  LearnHub Activities
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  1. 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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  1. from Old French epode, French épode = Spanish Portuguese Italian epodo, from Latin epodos, from Greek ἐπῳδός, an epode, an aftersong, adjective, singing to or over, from ἐπί, upon, to, besides, + ἀείδειν, ἂ|δειν, sing, later ᾠδή, a song, ode: see ode.
 

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