epode

ep·ode  (pd)

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.

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[Latin epdos, a type of lyric poem, from Greek epidos, sung after, from epaeidein, epidein, to sing after : epi-, epi- + aeidein, to sing; see wed-² in Indo-European roots.]

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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]