Pindaric ode

American  

noun

Prosody.

1. an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.

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Pindaric ode British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: Pindaric.  a form of ode associated with Pindar consisting of a triple unit or groups of triple units, with a strophe and an antistrophe of identical structure followed by an epode of a different structure

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Etymology

Origin of Pindaric ode

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

Many of these complex stanzaic forms, moreover, belong in the tradition of the so-called Pindaric ode, imitated freely from the Greek choric odes of Pindar.

From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin

A mythical narrative, connected in some way with the victor or his city, usually occupies the central part of the Pindaric ode.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

But the great popularity of the so-called "Pindaric" ode in English in the seventeenth century was due to Cowley, and to one of those periodic loyalties to lawlessness which are characteristic of the English.

From A Study of Poetry by Perry, Bliss

Cowley, long afterwards, wrote this Pindaric ode, and wrote it coldly.

From Flower of the Mind by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson

In the Pindaric ode, on the contrary, where the foot is more regular, there are great variations in the length of line.

From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)