Epode

//ˈɛpəʊd// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
  2. 2
    A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπῳδός (epōidós); see epi-, ode.

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