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EPODE
Etymology
Noun
epode (plural epodes)
(poetry) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
(poetry) A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"ode, n. Etym: [L. epodos, Gr. épode. See Ode.] (Poet.) (a) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe, -- the ancient ode being divided into strophe, antistrophe, and epode. (b) A species of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one; as, the Epodes of Horace. It does not include the elegiac distich.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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