ep·ode ( p  d )n. 1. A lyric poem characterized by couplets formed by a long line followed by a shorter one. 2. The third division of the triad of a Pindaric ode, having a different or contrasting form from that of the strophe and antistrophe. 3. The part of a choral ode in classical Greek drama following the strophe and antistrophe and sung while the chorus is standing still. [Latin ep dos, a type of lyric poem, from Greek epidos, sung after, from epaeidein, ep idein, to sing after : epi-, epi- + aeidein, to sing; see wed-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
epode [ˈɛpəʊd]
n Greek prosody
1. (Literature / Poetry) the part of a lyric ode that follows the strophe and the antistrophe
2. (Literature / Poetry) a type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one, invented by Archilochus
[via Latin from Greek epōidos a singing after, from epaidein to sing after, from aidein to sing]
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