ode

ode

noun \ˈōd\

Definition of ODE

: a lyric poem usually marked by exaltation of feeling and style, varying length of line, and complexity of stanza forms

— od·ist \-ist\ noun

Examples of ODE

1. This poem is titled, “An Ode to My Mother.”

Origin of ODE

Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin, from Greek ōidē, literally, song, from aeidein, aidein to sing; akin to Greek audē voice

First Known Use: 1588

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with ODE

bode, bowed, code, goad, load, lode, mode, node, road, rode, toad, toed, woad