A poem that expresses grief or sorrow, typically for a person who has died.

A poem that celebrates a person or event.

A poem that tells a story.

A poem that describes a landscape.

Death, grief, and loss.

Love, joy, and happiness.

Nature, beauty, and the seasons.

War, violence, and conflict.

To express grief and sorrow.

To celebrate a person or event.

To tell a story.

To describe a landscape.

John Milton's "Lycidas"

William Wordsworth's "Ode: Intimations of Immortality"

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam A.H.H."

Walt Whitman's "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"

They have become more personal and reflective.

They have become more political and social.

They have become more experimental and avant-garde.

They have become more popular and accessible.

Finding the right words to express grief and sorrow.

Avoiding sentimentality and cliché.

Balancing personal and public grief.

Creating a poem that is both meaningful and accessible.

It can help the mourner to process their grief and come to terms with the death of their loved one.

It can create a lasting tribute to the deceased.

It can help others who are grieving to feel less alone.

It can raise awareness of important social issues.

An elegy is a poem that expresses grief or sorrow, while a dirge is a song that expresses grief or sorrow.

An elegy is a poem that is written for a specific person, while a dirge is a song that is written for a general audience.

An elegy is a poem that is written in a formal style, while a dirge is a song that is written in a more informal style.

An elegy is a poem that is meant to be read, while a dirge is a song that is meant to be sung.

An elegy is a poem that expresses grief or sorrow, while an epitaph is a short inscription on a tombstone.

An elegy is a poem that is written for a specific person, while an epitaph is an inscription that is written for a general audience.

An elegy is a poem that is written in a formal style, while an epitaph is an inscription that is written in a more informal style.

An elegy is a poem that is meant to be read, while an epitaph is an inscription that is meant to be seen.

An elegy is a poem that expresses grief or sorrow, while a eulogy is a speech that praises the deceased.

An elegy is a poem that is written for a specific person, while a eulogy is a speech that is given for a general audience.

An elegy is a poem that is written in a formal style, while a eulogy is a speech that is given in a more informal style.

An elegy is a poem that is meant to be read, while a eulogy is a speech that is meant to be heard.

John Milton's "Lycidas"

William Wordsworth's "Ode: Intimations of Immortality"

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam A.H.H."

Walt Whitman's "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"

Homer's "The Iliad"

Virgil's "The Aeneid"

Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy"

William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"

To commemorate the dead.

To express grief and sorrow.

To provide comfort to the bereaved.

To raise awareness of important social issues.

Finding the right words to express grief and sorrow.

Avoiding sentimentality and cliché.

Balancing personal and public grief.

Creating a poem that is both meaningful and accessible.