epode
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These have first a strophe of undetermined length, then an antistrophe identical in structure with the strophe, and then an epode, different in structure from the strophe and antistrophe.
From The Principles of English Versification by Paull Franklin Baum
The poet was Horace, who in the sixteenth epode had candidly expressed the fears of Roman republicans for Rome's capacity to survive.
From Vergil A Biography by Tenney Frank
Of the three parts of the ode, the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode, each was to be sung at a particular part of the procession.
From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey
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
The Greek ode was commonly divided into the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode; the strophe and antistrophe being identical in structure, though varying in different odes, and the epode being of different structure.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
