Explore the Craft of Writing Poetry The Ode
Often Odes are named for the theme or subject of the poem. Here are a few:
Elegy, Obsequy, Threnody Ode
Elemental Ode is a poem that glorifies everyday things. Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is associated with this genre and is a master at venerating the most common things, the sock, salt, and/or tomato. The frame is at the discretion of the poet.
Ode to the Onion by Pablo Neruda
Ode to My Left Hand by Judi Van Gorder
Oh, neglected left hand,
I know I have not favored
you in the past,
the right seems