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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 is a form of poetry natural to the reflective mind. It may treat of any subject, but it must treat of no subject for itself; but always and exclusively with reference to the poet. As he will feel regret for the past or desire for the future, so sorrow and love became the principal themes of the elegy.
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 definition: 1. a sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past: 2. a…. Learn more.
An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, especially one mourning the loss of someone who died. Elegies are defined by their subject matter, and don't have to follow any specific form in terms of meter, rhyme, or structure. Some additional key details about elegies:
Elegy is a form of literature which can be defined as a poem or song in the form of elegiac couplets, written in honor of someone deceased.
ELEGY meaning: 1. a sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past: 2. a…. Learn more.
Elegy definition: a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.. See examples of ELEGY used in a sentence.
An elegy is a sad poem, usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead. Although a speech at a funeral is a eulogy, you might later compose an elegy to someone you have loved and lost to the grave.
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).
Definition of elegy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
