elegy

/ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

pastoral, solemn, traditional

VERB + ELEGY

wrote

ELEGY + NOUN

eulogy, mary

PREP.

between

noun

A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.

funeral elegy

pastoral elegy

A composition of mournful character.

A classical poem written in elegiac meter

noun — a mournful poem

funeral elegy

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pastoral elegy

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solemn elegy

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Tom wrote an elegy for Mary.

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This elegy follows the traditional elegiac couplet format of classical poetry.

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What's the difference between an elegy and a eulogy?

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