Question

“A lyric poem, usually of some length, the main features are - an elaborate stanza structure, a marked formality and stateliness in tone and style and lofty sentiments and thoughts”.

Direction: The above statement most appropriately describes:

1. Elegy
2. Ode
3. Sonnet
4. Epic
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Ode

The correct answer is 'Ode'.

• An ode is a form of poetry such as a sonnet or elegy.
• Ode is a literary technique that is lyrical in nature, but not very lengthy.
• It is highly solemn and serious in its tone and subject matter and usually is used with elaborate patterns of stanzas.
• The tone is often formal.
  • For eg.- 'Fragmented drops of rainbow
                  Retract, reflect light through clear prisms
                  Bend spectrum delights.'
• The statement “A lyric poem, usually of some length, the main features are - an elaborate stanza structure, a marked formality and stateliness in tone and style and lofty sentiments and thoughts”. thus most appropriately describes an Ode.
• Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

• Odes are of three types, including (1) Pindar ode, (2) Horatian ode, and (3) irregular ode.

Type	Description
Pindar Ode	It contains three triads; strophe, antistrophe, and final stanza as epode, with irregular rhyme patterns and lengths of lines.
Horatian ode	These odes dwelled upon interesting subject matters that were simple and were pleasing to the senses.
Irregular ode	This type of ode is without any formal rhyme scheme, and structure such as the Pindaric ode.