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1. : a poem in elegiac couplets. 2. a. : a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead. b. : something (such as a speech) resembling such a song or poem. 3. a. : a pensive or reflective poem that is usually nostalgic or melancholy. b. : a short pensive musical composition. Did you know? Elegy vs. Eulogy.
Elegy, meditative lyric poem lamenting the death of a public personage or of a friend or loved one; by extension, any reflective lyric on the broader theme of human mortality. In classical literature an elegy was simply any poem written in the elegiac metre (alternating lines of dactylic hexameter.
An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, especially one mourning the loss of someone who died. Elegies are defined by their subject matter, and don't have to follow any specific form in terms of meter, rhyme, or structure. Some additional key details about elegies:
The Greek term ἐλεγείᾱ ( elegeíā; from ἔλεγος, élegos, ‘lament’) [3] originally referred to any verse written in elegiac couplets and covering a wide range of subject matter (death, love, war). The term also included epitaphs, sad and mournful songs, [4] and commemorative verses. [5] The Latin elegy of ancient Roman ...
Elegy. The elegy is a form of poetry in which the poet or speaker expresses grief, sadness, or loss. History of the Elegy Form. The elegy began as an ancient Greek metrical form and is traditionally written in response to the death of a person or group.
An elegy is a form of poetry that typically reflects on death or loss. Traditionally, an elegiacal poem addresses themes of mourning, sorrow, and lamentation; however, such poems can also address redemption and solace. Overall, the artistic language of poetry allows such sentiments to be expressed and articulated in the form of elegy.
Elegy. In traditional English poetry, it is often a melancholy poem that laments its subject’s death but ends in consolation. Examples include John Milton’s “Lycidas”; Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “In Memoriam”; and Walt Whitman’s “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd.”
