Pindaric ode
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Tweet n. 1. An ode in the form used by Pindar, consisting of a series of triads in which the strophe and antistrophe have the same stanza form and the epode has a different form. 2. also Pin·dar·ick (pĭn-dărĭk) An ode in a form popularized in the 1600s by Abraham Cowley, employing lines of irregular lengths and an irregular rhyme scheme. |
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