epode

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

Noun

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

Origin

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

Forms

epodes

Derived

epodic