Poem appreciation Ode to West wind What is ode? an elaborately formal lyric poem, often in the form of a lengthy ceremonious address to a person or abstract entity, always serious and elevated in tone Oxford concise dictionary of literary termsPoem appreciation • Ode to West Wind • What is ode? an elaborately formal lyric poem, often in the form of a lengthy ceremonious address to a person or abstract entity, always serious and elevated in tone. -----Oxford concise dictionary of literary terms