Question

What is a Pindaric ode?

Answer 1

It is a form of ode with three-stanza sections, the first and second stanzas having one metrical form and the third having a different form.

Answer 2

It is a poem with set meter and rhyme just like all other odes. It is defined by three triads: the strophe and the antistrophe being of the same stanza form and an epode as the final which is different. This form of Ode was named after the writer Pindar. Hope that helped!