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Epode

Form
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Third section of a Pindaric ode, following strophe and antistrophe.

Detailed Definition
Epode is the third section of a Pindaric ode, following the strophe and antistrophe, often shorter and metrically distinct; it provides resolution or reflection, and in Horatian odes, may refer to any concluding stanza with contrasting rhythm.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Pindar’s odes, epode follows strophe and antistrophe; Horace’s epodes are short lyric poems; Modern epode: “After the storm, silence— / Then birdsong.”; The epode often shifts tone or perspective in ode structure.
Additional Notes
Third part of Pindaric ode after strophe and antistrophe. Different meter/form. Concluding/reflecting movement. Related: triadic structure, ode forms. Study: how epode resolves strophe/antistrophe.
Also Known As
Closing stanza After-song Concluding section Final verse unit
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