A triad in Pindaric verse is a three-part stanza unit made up of a strophe, an antistrophe, and an epode. The first two parts usually match in meter and length, while the epode closes the unit with a different pattern. Poets use triads to give an ode a formal, balanced movement.
Example
Strophe: The sea rolls in with silver hands
Antistrophe: The sea rolls out and leaves the sand
Epode: Then night folds the tide beneath its wings
Related Definitions
[n] a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
[n] three people considered as a unit
[n] a set of three similar things considered as a unit
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Synonyms
3, common chord, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, threesome, tierce, trey, trine, trinity, trinity, trio, trio, triplet, triplet, troika