epode
noun
ep·ode ˈe-ˌpōd 
1
: a lyric poem in which a long verse is followed by a shorter one
2
: the third part of a triadic Greek ode following the strophe and the antistrophe
Word History
Etymology
Latin epodos, from Greek epōidos, from epōidos sung or said after, from epi- + aidein to sing — more at ode
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1
epodes
noun
as in eposes
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- eposes
- georgics
- pastorales
- epopees
- odes
- dithyrambs
- idyls
- anacreontics
- poems
- sonnets
- psalms
- rondeaux
- elegies
- limericks
- idylls
- epigrams
- English sonnets
- epics
- pastorals
- triolets
- eclogues
- clerihews
- laments
- jingles
- madrigals
- lyrics
- rondelets
- rondels
- villanelles
- rondelles
- runes
- rhymes
- songs
- rimes
- versifications
- ballads
- blank verses
- lays
- free verses
- haiku
- minstrelsies
- vers libres
- tankas
- senryu
- poesies
- poetries