Ode

Short Note- Ode

 

An ode is a long lyric poem, serious in subject, elevated in style, and elaborate in its stanzaic structure. It is often written to praise someone or something, or to mark an important occasion. There are three typical forms of ode: the Pindaric, Horatian, and irregular. Pindaric odes having three stanzas follow

the form and style of Pindar. Horatian odes having more than one stanza follow conventions of Horace. Irregular odes use rhyme, but not the three part form of the Pindaric ode, nor the two or four line stanza of the Horatian ode.