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el·egy [ˈelɪʤi] N

elegy

elegy

elegija f

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His more sustained work sometimes displays a bad selection of measure; and his occasional poetryepistles, eclogues, elegies, etc. --is injured by its vast volume. en.wikipedia.org

The extant fragments are chiefly elegies on symposiac subjects and are characterized by extravagant metaphors. en.wikipedia.org

Over one-third consist of elegies, the remainder being on religious, classical, and abstract themes. en.wikipedia.org

Some of the poems are in the form of elegies in tribute to a fallen hero. en.wikipedia.org

These exhibits included handcrafted elegy books in which visitors shared their recollections, a video story booth for recording memories, and an open-microphone meetings. en.wikipedia.org

He also freed the elegy from the classical elegiac meter. en.wikipedia.org

Elegy (sometimes spelled "elgie") may denote a type of musical work, usually of a sad or somber nature. en.wikipedia.org

Literary forms varied, from ode, pastorals and sonnets to elegy, satire and romance. en.wikipedia.org

An elegy may also reflect something that seems to the author to be strange or mysterious. en.wikipedia.org

Regarded as an elegy, the story harkens back to the days of tabloid journalism prior to the 24-hour news reporting cycle. en.wikipedia.org

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