Ode
/oʊd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
nounAn odonate; a dragonfly or damselfly.
Sentence Examples
Master Ode, surrounded by the emperor's guards, continued fighting.
Beethoven's Ode to Joy is the official anthem of the European Union.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The poet wrote a beautiful ____ to celebrate the beauty of the sunrise.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The poet wrote a moving ____ to his hometown, celebrating its rivers, hills, and people.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French ode, from Late Latin ōda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Doublet of Aoede.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
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— 1820, John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The poet wrote a beautiful ____ to celebrate the beauty of the sunrise.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The poet wrote a moving ____ to his hometown, celebrating its rivers, hills, and people.