Answer: dithyrambs

AnswerCrossword Clue
DITHYRAMBSImpassioned acclaims
DITHYRAMBSLisping shepherd's giddy male sheep?
dithyrambsA passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing
dithyrambsA wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, esp. one dedicated to Dionysus
dithyrambsDITHYRAMB, a hymn or poem to honor Bacchus