ode
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The song is an ode to life’s impressive lack of meaning.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The anti-capitalist ode “Death To My Hometown” follows “Born In The USA,” and that leads into the band’s cover of the Clash’s “Clampdown.”
From Salon • May 28, 2026
They know it won't happen, but it won't stop Manchester United's fans belting out their ode to the Brazilian when he makes his final Old Trafford appearance for the club against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Sculptor Maddy Inez, granddaughter of Betye Saar, crafts a series of ceramic vessels — each an ode to different plants brought over during the transatlantic slave trade — reframing gardening as an act of resistance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Next came a poetic ode to Columbus that was as long and difficult to endure as the admiral’s voyage itself: “Then from the Pinta's foretop fell a cry, a trumpet song, ‘Light ho!
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing ode
Poetry: Genres
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It Could Be Verse: Poetry Parlance
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