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A type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one (5)

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I believe the answer is:

epode

(Other definitions for epode that I've seen before include "verse form" , "Form of lyric poem" , "lines" , "Kind of lyric ode" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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