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- Dictionaryelegy/ˈɛlədʒi/
noun
- 1. (in modern literature) a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
- 2. (in Greek and Latin verse) a poem written in elegiac couplets, as notably by Catullus and Propertius.
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Elegy (which may be traced to the Greek word elegos, “song of mourning”) commonly refers to a song or poem lamenting one who is dead; the word may also refer somewhat figuratively to a nostalgic poem, or to a kind of musical composition.
"Elegy" (French: élégie) may denote a type of musical work, usually of a sad or somber nature. A well-known example is the Élégie, Op. 10, by Jules Massenet . This was originally written for piano, as a student work; then he set it as a song; and finally it appeared as the "Invocation", for cello and orchestra, a section of his ...
Typically, elegies end on a somewhat hopeful note, with the poet reconciling him- or herself to the death, and ultimately discovering some form of consolation. The poetic form known as the "elegiac stanza," which has a specific meter and rhyme scheme, is different from an elegy.
ELEGY definition: 1. a sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past: 2. a…. Learn more.
Elegy, dirge, and eulogy serve similar purposes in relation to mourning and funerial services, but they are distinct from each other. An elegy is a poem that reflects on a subject or person through sorrow or melancholy. Elegies are typically poems about someone who has died.
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.
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.
Elegy. In traditional English poetry, an elegy is often a melancholy poem that laments its subject’s death but ends in consolation. In the 18th century, the “elegiac stanza” emerged, though its use has not been exclusive to elegies.
In English literature the term elegy describes poetry of various types (e.g. see quots. 1755, a1834, and 1859), but since the 18th cent. it has been particularly used to refer to reflective poetry written in elegiac quatrains (elegiac quatrain n.), as typified by Thomas Gray's An Elegy, wrote in a Country Church-yard (1751).
An elegy, in literature, is a poem or song that is written in dedication to someone who has died. It can offer comfort and speak in detail about fate.
