Palinode
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpælɪnəʊd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Palinode is a noun meaning An ode or other poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem; (loosely) a recantation.
Meaning
An ode or other poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem; (loosely) a recantation.
Example Sentences
The close of Sins is as sober as the close of her Address to the Opposers was enthusiastic; it is almost a palinode.
... Balmawhapple could not, by the code of honour, evite giving satisfaction to ... Edward by such a palinode as rendered the use of the sword unnecessary, and which, being made and accepted, must necessarily sopite the whole affair.
2004, Jaspitos, "I Take It Back", in The Spectator (London, UK); Jan 24, 2004. The more lighthearted palinodes were more successful, such as Geoff Horton's recantation of his youthful view that a martini should be shaken rather than stirred.
Word Forms
- palinodes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include palinody, palinodist, palillogy, epode, preterition, procatalepsis.
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