epode
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἐπῳδός (epōidós); see epi-, ode.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.