A Pindaric ode is a form of ode named after the Greek poet Pindar. It typically consists of elaborate stanzas with a complex structure and celebrates a victor in the Pythian, Nemean, Isthmian, or Olympic Games. Pindaric odes are known for their lofty language, formal structure, and intricate metrical patterns.
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The three main types of ode are the Pindaric ode, Horatian ode, and irregular ode. Pindaric odes are formal and lofty, Horatian odes are more casual and reflective, and irregular odes do not follow a specific structure or form.
The most famous ode by Thomas Gray is "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College," which reflects on the passing of time and the fleeting nature of youth.
The main types of odes are the Pindaric ode, the Horatian ode, and the irregular or free verse ode. Pindaric odes are formal and elaborate, following a specific structure. Horatian odes are more relaxed and less formal, while irregular odes do not adhere to a strict structure or form.
A major difference between the Pindaric and Horatian odes is that while the Pindaric ode was extremely theatrical and used on the stage accompanied at times by song and dance, the Horatian odes were intimate and personal and closely connected to nature. The Horatian ode emerged during the Romantic period in English literature and was less formal than the Pindaric ode.
1.type of lyric poem: a lyric poem, usually expressing exalted emotion in a complex scheme of rhyme and meter2.ancient Greek song: an ancient Greek song written either for a chorus or for a solo singer
Ode to Shirley and Marion   She was the Bishop's pet raised by nuns in Lafayette Whose photo was their choice on the cover of St. Mary's Voice But to the Bishop and nun's dismay we eloped and ran away from orphanage to army post and widow Woodard as our host I twenty-one and she sixteen could not have foreseen us together much less alive when she reached seventy-five celebrating sixty years of matrimony and a love that is not one bit phony with our eight children and their four hoping for at least twenty years more
There are actually three normal types of odes: the Pindaric, the Horatian, and the Irregular. Usually, the three parts of an ode are the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode. These are types of stanzas, or groups of lines in poetry. Odes usually have rhyming lines, but the structure of the rhymes is not always the same, and really... there is disagreement on what qualifies as an ode and what doesn't. Probably the best thing to do if you want to write an ode is to find an example of one and copy the rhyme structure. I found a Pindaric with the structure ABABACDDC... meaning that the first, third, and fifth lines rhyme, and the second and fourth rhyme, and so on. Horatian and Irregular odes are much less formal than that, and many people just use the word "ode" interchangably with the word "poem" ... if you call it an ode, it is an ode. Not everyone would agree with that, but it is definitely what you see with some poems that are called odes. :) Try the following sites for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5784
Ode
it usually a poem. try searching ode to duty, or ode to joy etc.
explanation of ode to skylark
A homophone for "ode" is "owed."