Answer to Question #299728 in English for Kelsey Jand

Question

Antigone Scene Analysis

Directions: For each day of reading, please complete the following analysis of scenes and odes in complete sentences.

Ode #/Name: Ode 1

1. Description (what the ode says or describes)
2. Connection to Play (presents a theme, gives background, myth connection, etc)

Instructions: Read Ode 1 from the play Antigone by Sophocles and comprehensively answer the above prompts in complete sentences.

Context Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18H12NSBCa8GBGDfPzso1yOkb26o521jrsn1IB5ZHzMc/edit?usp=sharing

Answer 1

An ode is a short lyric poem that praises an individual, an idea, or an event. In ancient Greece, odes were originally accompanied by music—in fact, the word “ode” comes from the Greek word aeidein, which means to sing or to chant. Odes are often ceremonial, and formal in tone. There are several different types of odes, but they are all highly structured and adhere to poetic forms.