Horatian ode

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noun Prosody.

an ode consisting of several stanzas all of the same form.

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Also called Lesbian ode, Sapphic ode.

Compare Pindaric ode.

Words nearby Horatian ode

Horae, horal, horary, horary astrology, Horatian, Horatian ode, Horatio, Horatio Alger, Horatius, Horatius Cocles, horchata

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How to use Horatian ode in a sentence

This music video is an ode to his one true love, complete with romantic rides on horseback.
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The simultaneously upbeat and sentimental ode to friendship is equal parts funk, trance, pop, and R&B.
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Minaj dropped her newest single Anaconda on Monday, a Sir Mix-A-Lot sampling ode to her own assets.
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“The Ladies Who Lunch,” an ode to jaded Manhattanites, stubbornness, and vodka stingers, became one of her two signature songs.
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Korean pop superstar Psy has teamed up with Snoop Dogg to create an indispensable ode to overindulgence.
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I will sing an ode to thee, as Hafiz has written and sung many a one to his; peace be to his memory!
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The principal classes of lyric poetry are the song, the ode, the elegy, and the sonnet.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
An ode is a lyric expressing exalted emotion; it usually has a complex and irregular metrical form.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
A volume of her poems appeared in the following year, with Dryden's ode as an introduction.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
It became the fashion in college to chant this martial ode whenever Hyacinth was seen approaching.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham

British Dictionary definitions for Horatian ode

Horatian ode

noun

an ode of several stanzas, each of the same metrical patternAlso called: Sapphic ode

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