noun
- plural of epode; lyric poems consisting of a long verse followed by a shorter one, or the shorter verses themselves in such poems
Usage: literary; classical poetry
Examples
- The poet’s collection included several epodes in the classical style.
- Horace was famous for his epodes, which combined longer and shorter verse lines.
- Students studied the structure of epodes in their classical literature course.
- The epodes demonstrated the poet’s mastery of varied metrical patterns.
- Ancient Greek epodes often dealt with themes of love and politics.