An ode is a serious, long poem usually written in an elevated style and addressing a particular subject or person. It can be written to honor important events or people and expresses deep, sincere emotions. Odes have Greek origins and there were two main types: Dorian or Pindaric Odes which had repeating stanzas and dancers, and Lesbian or Horatian Odes which were simpler in form. While most English odes followed these styles, some poets like Shelley and Keats wrote odes with identical stanzas and others like Wordsworth varied the stanzas. Famous English odes include works by Marvell, Gray, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, and others addressing various