epode
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As Milton says, “strophe, antistrophe and epode were a kind of stanza framed only for the music then used with the chorus that sang.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
It is an error to call these iambic odes “irregular,” although they do not follow the classic rules with strophe, antistrophe, and epode.
From Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature by Edmund Henry Garrett
In answer to your Lordship's objection to many-twinkling, in that beautiful epode, I will quote authority to which you will yield.
From Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) by H. Wragg
Stars now they sparkle In the northern Heaven— The guard Arcturus, The guard-watch'd Bear. epode.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Matthew Arnold
The Greek odes were accompanied by music and dancing, the singers moving to one side during the strophe, retracing their steps during the antistrophe, ... and standing still during the epode.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
