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

They are genuinely Pindaric, that is, with corresponding strophes, antistrophes and epodes.

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To Sicily we trace the germs of Greek comedy, and the addition of the epode to the strophe and anti-strophe.

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

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His odes, epodes, satires, and epistles are full of his own personality and history.

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He was also the first to make use of the arrangement of verses called the epode.

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