ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Epode

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈɛpəʊd/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Epode is a noun meaning (poetry) The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.

Meaning

(poetry) The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.

More Meanings

  1. (poetry) A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.

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Related dictionary entries include literature, strophe, parodos, antode, epopoeia, epinikion.

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