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 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
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 Garrett, Edmund Henry
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 Alden, Raymond MacDonald
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
