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

A poem that celebrates a person's life.

A poem that tells a story about a person's death.

A poem that reflects on the meaning of life and death.

Loss, grief, and sorrow.

Love, remembrance, and celebration.

Hope, faith, and redemption.

All of the above.

John Milton's \"Lycidas\"

William Wordsworth's \"Ode: Intimations of Immortality\"

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's \"In Memoriam\"

All of the above.

By providing a way to express their emotions.

By offering comfort and support.

By helping them to make sense of their loss.

All of the above.

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 who has died, while a dirge is a song that is written for a group of people who have died.

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.

None of the above.

William Shakespeare

John Milton

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

All of the above.

Somber and mournful.

Celebratory and joyful.

Hopeful and optimistic.

None of the above.

To express grief or sorrow.

To celebrate a person's life.

To help people cope with loss.

All of the above.

Adrienne Rich's \"Diving into the Wreck\"

W.H. Auden's \"In Memory of W.B. Yeats\"

Elizabeth Bishop's \"One Art\"

All of the above.

By providing a way to reflect on the meaning of life and death.

By offering comfort and support to those who are grieving.

By helping us to make sense of our own mortality.

All of the above.

An elegy is a poem that expresses grief or sorrow, while an obituary is a newspaper article that announces a person's death.

An elegy is a poem that is written for a specific person who has died, while an obituary is a newspaper article that is written for a group of people who have died.

An elegy is a poem that is written in a formal style, while an obituary is a newspaper article that is written in a more informal style.

None of the above.

Percy Bysshe Shelley's \"Adonais\"

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's \"In Memoriam\"

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

None of the above.

An elegy is a poem that expresses grief or sorrow, while a eulogy is a speech that is given at a funeral.

An elegy is a poem that is written for a specific person who has died, while a eulogy is a speech that is given for a group of people who have died.

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.

None of the above.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's \"In Memoriam\"

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

Emily Dickinson's \"Because I could not stop for Death\"

None of the above.

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

An elegy is a poem that is written for a specific person who has died, while a lament is a song that is written for a group of people who have died.

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

None of the above.