epode
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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 Alden, Raymond MacDonald
Stars now they sparkle In the northern Heaven— The guard Arcturus, The guard-watch'd Bear. epode.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew
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.
The second strophe and second antistrophe are identical metrically with the first, the second epode with the first epode; and so on.
From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin
This lofty rhyme is built up of strophes, anti-strophes, and an epode.
From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 31, October 29, 1870 by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.