Monologues, narratives, and lyrics are all common types of elegies, while dialogues are not.

Elegies are written to express grief or sorrow, often for a person who has died.

Stanzas, rhyme, and meter are all common structural elements of elegies, while refrains are not.

Quatrains are the most common type of stanza used in elegies.

ABAB, ABCB, and ABCA are all common types of rhyme schemes used in elegies, while AABB is not.

Iambic pentameter is the most common type of meter used in elegies.

Death, loss, grief, and sorrow are all common themes in elegies, while joy is not.

Refrains in elegies can serve all of the above purposes.

Pastoral, funeral, and consolatory elegies are all common types of elegies, while erotic elegies are not.

Pastoral elegies focus on the beauty of nature, while funeral elegies focus on the grief of the mourners.

Consolatory elegies are written to offer comfort to the mourners.

Praise of the deceased, expressions of grief, and offers of comfort are all common elements of consolatory elegies, while calls for revenge are not.

The sonnet is the most common type of elegy written in English.

Love, death, and nature are all common themes in sonnets, while politics is not.

Elegies are longer, more formal, and written in a more poetic style than epitaphs.