Ode
By: Olivia Lacy
History of an Ode
Ode means to sing or chant. It was originally accompanied by singing and dancing but was later reserved to romantic poets to show their strongest sentiments. An ode is a formal address to an event, a person, or thing.
Purpose
An Ode poem is usually written for an occasion or certain subject. They are usually more serious than other poetry forms.
Characteristics
An Ode usually has an elaborate stanza pattern. It often praises people, the art of music and poetry, natural scenes, abstract concepts.
Works Cited
"Poetic form:Ode:poets.org" http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/poetic-form-ode December 2014
"Poetic Form:Ode:poets.org" http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/poetic-form-ode December 2014
"Enotes:what are the characteristics of an ode?" http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-characteristics-ode-25379 December 2014
"poetry examples of odes:your dictionary" http://examples.yourdictionary.com/poetry-examples-of-odes.html December 2014
Example
There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,
The earth, and every common sight
To me did seem
Apparelled in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been of yore;--
Turn wheresoe'er I may,
By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now can see no more.
Ode on Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood.
By: William Wordsworth