Elegy and Encomium

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Elegy noun - A composition expressing one's grief over a loss.

Usage example: “O Captain! My Captain!” is Walt Whitman's elegy on the death of President Lincoln

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Encomium is an antonym for elegy.

Encomium noun - A formal expression of praise.

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Elegy is an antonym for encomium.

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