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Form of lyric poem
Answer for the clue "Form of lyric poem ", 5 letters:
epode
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n. 1 (context poetry English) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe. 2 (context poetry English) A kind of lyric poem, invented by (w: Archilochus), in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.
Usage examples of epode.
Epode 2 alpha, Strophe alpha 1, Strophe beta 2, Antistrophe alpha gamma, Antistrophe beta gamma, Antistrophe beta gamma, Antistrophe alpha gamma, Epode 1 gamma, Epode 2 gamma.
The Poet seems, in the first Ode particularly, to design the Epode as a complete air to the Strophe and Antistrophe, which have more the appearance of Recitative.
This has given a tinge of picturesque and descriptive imagery to the introductory Epodes which depicture these scenes, and some of the majestic feelings permanently connected with the scene of this animating event.