What is an elegy poem?

Question

Can someone give me a good and clear definition of an elegy?

Answer 1

An elegy is a memento mori, a poem dealing with things long past, of loss, of death, and sad things;
of things best forgotten or of memories long treasured. Sometimes associated with eulogies and epitaphs, though not always quite that sad.

Answer 2

Elegy Definition

Answer 3

Did you mean eulogy? A eulogy is a speech or writing that praises a person. They are generally said at funerals.

Aha! My basic latin comes into the fray once more.

An elegy should probably be a poem that is used to mourn.

Also, according to wikipedia:

Elegy was originally used for a type of poetic metre (Elegiac metre), but is also used for a poem of mourning, from the Greek elegos, a reflection on the death of someone or on a sorrow generally - which is a form of lyric poetry. An elegy can also reflect on something which seems strange or mysterious to the author. In addition, an elegy (sometimes spelled elegíe) may be a type of musical work, usually in a sad and somber attitude. It is not to be confused with a eulogy.

Hope that helps!

Answer 4

The word "elegy" can refer to any sad or mournful poem, but it usually refers to a poem about someone's death. Typically an elegy expresses grief and tries to come to terms with the loss of someone the poet loved or admired.

Answer 5

HI
AN ELEGY IS THAT POEM IN WHICH mourning or berievement is expressed.it is written in the memory of someone very close who is no more.some of the best elegies are ---lycidas,in memorium,elegy written in country church-yard,in memory of W.B Yeats and many
u can also search for elegy on google.
there r various forms in elegy and the most popular is pastoral elegy.

Answer 6

A mournful poem; a lament for the dead

Answer 7

"Holy cow! Some elephant doody
Tastes to me like Tutti Frutti.
George and Lester, Sam and Rudi,
Sitting knitting a baby bootie
Got shat upon by elephant doody.
Said George and Lester, Sam and Rudi,
Hmm, tastes to me like Tutti Frutti."