epode

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɛpəʊd/

noun

  • 1a form of lyric poem written in couplets, in which a long line is followed by a shorter one.
  • 2the third section of an ancient Greek choral ode, or of one division of such an ode.

Origin:

early 17th century: from French épode, or via Latin epodos, from Greek epōidos, from epi 'upon' + ōidē (see ode)