dithyramb
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A piece of writing or speech in an inflated or wildly enthusiastic manner.
2. An impassioned Greek choral song, originally in honor of the god Dionysus or Bacchus.
💬 Usage Examples
“Although [John Moore] extols the art of tending bar, and goes into dithyrambs over the delicate hues and shades of liquors and liqueurs, the storyline invites more cause than effect, like a watered drink at happy hour.” Len Gasparini; Where Everybody Knows Your Name; The Toronto Star (Canada); May 21, 2000. “Telephonically, I cornered US poet laureate Billy Collins in his office overlooking the Capitol.
Interrupted in mid-dithyramb (my poetic license has not expired), Collins bobbed and weaved, poetically.” Alex Beam; When Poets Take License Too Far; Boston Globe; Oct 29, 2002.