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Yes, it definitely is. It is a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.

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Is an elegy poem a serious poem?

Yes, it is typically a lament for the dead.


How many lines should an elegy poem be?

An elegy poem does not have to be a specific length.


What is an elergy?

Did you mean elegy? An elegy is a poem that shows serious reflection and emotion. They are typically written out of grief or sorrow for the dead.


What is the tone of the poem elegy fot the giant tortoises by Margaret Atwood?

it is a serious anaad hopeful mode.


What is a theme of a elegy poem?

The theme of a elegy is remembrance of the dead.


What is a 5-letter word for a sorrowful poem?

Elegy.


Can you get 3 examples of short elegy poem?

There is almost not a such thing as a short elegy poem. Most good elegy poems are long and full of sorrow. But if you can find a good short elegy please tell me.


What is an elegy poem?

a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead.An elegy is a song or poem of lament, especially for the dead. Dead means not only a person but can also be beloved animals and even villages. Thomas Gray's Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard is about the forefathers of a country. Oliver Goldsmith's Deserted Village is about the loss of virtues from a village. A poem titled Elegy On The Death Of a Mad Dog also has been written. Tennyson's In Memoriam is about the death of his friend Arthur Hallam. So elegies can be about the loss of anything that one considers dear.


What are the conventions of an elegy?

an elegy is a mournful poem that shifts from grief to comfort or from melancholy to soothing


What is the tone of the poem sea lullaby?

The tone is to be formal and serious. It is an elegy~ meaning its written to memorialize the death of a person(youth). in this case it is the little boy in the poem. So the tone of the author is formal and serious Mood of readers is dreadful, sorrowful.


Which of these is a lyric poem written to someone or something and is serious and thoughtful in tone?

An elegy is a lyric poem written to someone or something, and it is serious and thoughtful in tone. Elegies are typically written as a lament for the dead or to express sorrow and mourning for a loss.


What is a greek poem of elegy?

Monogy is a greek poetry/poem of mourning.