What's an ode? and if possible,, please give some examples...?

Question: What's an ode!? and if possible,, please give some examples!.!.!.!?
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Ode: usually a lyric poem of moderate length, with a serious subject, an elevated style, and an elaborate stanza pattern!.There are various kinds of odes, which we don't have to worry about in an introductiory course like this!. The ode often praises people, the arts of music and poetry, natural scenes, or abstract concepts!. The Romantic poets used the ode to explore both personal or general problems; they often started with a meditation on something in nature!.

John Keats :"Ode to a Nightingale" or "Ode on a Grecian Urn" or "Ode to Psyce" "Ode to Autumn" !.!.!. (Keats did quite a few odes you can find them at sparknotes!.com if you want more insight on them)

Percy Shelley: "Ode to the West Wind!."

William Wordsworth: "Ode to Duty"Www@QuestionHome@Com

In music, an ode is a type of song that is dedicated to a particular topic, emotion or person!. Some call them lyrical poems!. An example is Beethoven's Ode to Joy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com