Elegy Synonyms

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Synonyms for Elegy

funeral poem
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dirge
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
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monody
In ancient Greek literature, an ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lyric solo, generally a lament or dirge
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poem
A composition in verse rather than in prose:
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lament
An expression of grief, suffering, or sadness.
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requiem
The definition of a requiem is a song, chant or poem for someone who died.
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Words Related to Elegy

epitaph
A brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person.
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epithalamion
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elegiac
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epithalamium
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sonnets
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epigram
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song
A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
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Elegy Sentence Examples

  • An elegy on his death was published by William Tasker, poet and physiognomist, in the same year.

  • An elegy written by him in Latin on the death of a friend attracted the attention of Count von Briihl, the prime minister, who expressed a desire to see the author.

  • In 1613 Donne contributed to the Lachrymae lachrymarum an obscure and frigid elegy on the death of the prince of Wales, and wrote his famous Marriage Song for St Valentine's Day to celebrate the nuptials of the elector palatine with the princess Elizabeth.

  • The film is a beautiful elegy on being different.

  • The latest form of poetry adopted from Greece and destined to gain and permanently to hold the ear of the world was the elegy.

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