How to write a poem that is an elegy?

Question

Does anyone know how to write an elegy? If you do please help me by answering... Thanks!

Answer 1

An elegy is simply a lyric poem written upon the occasion of death. By lyric, I mean that the poem is mainly about the subject (in this case, the person who died) and not a narrative; elegies don't usually tell stories, but are more focused on who the person was. There is no set meter or rhyme scheme, although Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard's" quatrain stanza is often called elegiac.

Answer 2

Strictly speaking,an elegy must be both mournful and Greek.