epode

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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 Mackey, Albert G.

This lofty rhyme is built up of strophes, anti-strophes, and an epode.

From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 31, October 29, 1870 by Various

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 Wragg, H.

Its bitterness is found in Catullus, Bibaculus, and Horace, though in the last the epode breaks its monotony.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas

To Sicily we trace the germs of Greek comedy, and the addition of the epode to the strophe and anti-strophe.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn