ode

«ode» in Mova's school dictionary: A poem that praises or speaks to someone or something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an ode, odes)

meaning for a pupil

1) A poem that praises or speaks to someone or something, often in a grand, serious style. tree →

2) (playful) Anything made to celebrate something: «an ode to pizza». tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons pupils read odes such as Keats's «To Autumn» and «Ode to a Nightingale», and may write their own odes to the sea or to a pet. In music, «Ode to Joy» is the famous tune from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, today the anthem of Europe. Phrase: «an ode to».

examples

• The poet wrote an ode to the sea. tree →
• We read Keats's «Ode to a Nightingale» in class. tree →
• Our class wrote funny odes to chocolate. tree →
• «Ode to Joy» is played at big European events. tree →
• The song is an ode to summer holidays. tree →
• Write an ode that praises your favourite place. tree →

note

«An ode», not «a ode». Homophone: «owed» (past of owe: «I owed him £2»).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ode» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.