Poetry: Ode Flashcards
1
Q
What is an ode?
A
An ode is a formal lyrical poem addressed to something inanimate as though it had life, or to a person who is absent or dead as though they were present.
2
Q
History of the Ode in Ancient Greece
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The original greek ode was in 3 sections to be spoken by the chorus. The right group spoke the strophe and the left spoke the antistrophe and the middle group spoke the epode.
3
Q
An Ode and its form
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In Greece there were generally 9 stanzas.
English poets chose a deliberate form for their used, but it varied from poet to poet.
