Sapphic ode

American  

noun

Prosody.

1. Horatian ode.

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Sapphic ode British  

noun

1. another term for Horatian ode

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Etymology

Origin of Sapphic ode

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Statius, whose hendecasyllables are passable enough, has given us one Alcaic and one Sapphic ode, which recall the bald and constrained efforts of a modern schoolboy.

From Horace by Martin, Theodore

And then my Sapphic ode, in honour of the pious Wiborad is likewise very pretty.

From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he distinguished himself by writing Greek verse—winning the prize for a Sapphic ode on “Egypt.”

From Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson by Parsons, Eugene

Dr. Watts wrote a Sapphic ode on the "Last Judgment," which notwithstanding the solemnity of the subject, almost provokes a smile.

From History of English Humour, Vol. 2 by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan

A Latin Sapphic ode in praise of the Cardinal Gonzaga, which was interpolated in the first version, is omitted, and certain changes are made in the last soliloquy of Orpheus.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes