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  1. The “Ode” as a Poetic Form By Peter Sudak

  2. Brief History • Originated in Greece as integral part of Greek drama • Literally meant to sing or chant • Originally accompanied by music or dance • Disappeared during Dark Ages and was brought back to light at start of Renaissance • Used by Romantic poets to convey their strongest sentiments http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_classic_ode_background.html

  3. The Ode • “The ode can be generalized as a formal address to an event, a person, or a thing not present” • Originally a serious poetic form • Modern odes are usually written to praise ordinary things • Example : An ode can be written finding the beauty in a plastic bag floating through the wind http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_classic_ode_background.html

  4. The Ode • Employs various poetic techniques • Alliteration • Rhyme • Figurative language • Three typical types of Odes • Pindaric • Horatian • Irregular • Many others exist but are fundamentally based on these three forms

  5. Pindaric Ode • First Ode Form • Created by Pindar in Ancient Greece 5th century BC • Written to celebrate victories at the Olympic Games • Stanza length and rhyme scheme are not set in stone and determined by poet http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/basics101/tp/061308famouspeople.05.htm

  6. Pindaric Ode • Divided into three sections • Strophe • A formal opening • Tells one part of story • Antistrophe • Mirrors the opening • Tells the counterpart • Same meter as strophe • Epode • Closing section of different length and meter

  7. Horatian Ode • Named after Roman poet Horace • Less formal and ceremonious than the Pindaric • More tranquil and contemplative • Deeply personal • Better for quiet reading rather than theatrical performance • Uses a regular and recurrent stanza pattern • Written in stanzas of two or four lines

  8. Irregular Ode • Abraham Crowley developed this form • Sometimes called a Crowley Ode • Stanzas are unlike in structure • Number and length of lines varies • Rhyme scheme is changing • Many Romantic poets had forms that much like the Irregular Ode http://www.tastearts.com/category/food-poetry/page/20/

  9. “Ode” in the Romantic Era • Complex stanzas from the Irregular Ode • Personal mediation attributed to the Horatian Ode • Generally no emotional restrain • Intellectually guided • Relating to nature • Brought the Ode to new heights http://www.nndb.com/people/851/000024779/

  10. “Ode” in the Romantic Era • Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats • Regarded as one of the greatest Odes in Romantic Period • Ten-line stanzas with regular structure • First six lines follow ABABCDE rhyme pattern • Last three vary DCE, CED, CDE, CDE, DCE for each of 5 stanzas (only first two shown) http://www.bartleby.com/101/625.html

  11. Conclusion • Influenced poetry for thousands of years • Anything with a meter, rhythmic scheme and stanzas can be considered an ode. • Most commonly known odes have 10 line stanzas using iambic verse with ABABCDECDE rhyme scheme • Many other types as shown previously • NOW TIME FOR A QUESTION!

  12. Why was John Keats always hounded by creditors

  13. Why was John Keats always hounded by creditors Because he Ode so much!!

  14. Works Cited Padgett, Ron . "Poetic Form Ode." poets.org. 6 May. 2002. 6 Jul. 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5784>. "How to write an Ode." ehow. 5 Jun. 2006. 6 Jul. 2011. <http://www.ehow.com/how_16706_write-ode.html>. "Ode." The Poets Garret. 7 Feb. 2011. 6 Jul.<http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/form.html#ode> Newman, Bob . "Ode." Voice Central. 2004. 7 Jul. 2011. <http://www.volecentral.co.uk/vf/ode.htm>. "ode." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011. Web. 08 Jul. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/425020/ode>. Poetry Through the Ages. 4 Oct. 2000. 7 Jul. 2011. <http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_classic_ode_background.html>.

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