What is the purpose of an Ode?

♦ Ode:
- A lyric poem that begins with grief or agony and ends with consolation.
- The word Ode derived from Greek origin.
- সচরাচর এগুলো দীর্ঘ হয়।

• Odes are three types:
- The Pindaric ode or Regular ode
- The Horatian ode and
- The Irregular ode

উল্লিখিত অন্য অপশন গুলো এখানে অপ্রাসঙ্গিক।

Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman.