Elegy and Threnody

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Elegy

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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Threnody is a synonym for elegy in lament topic. In some cases you can use "Threnody" instead a noun "Elegy", when it comes to topics like dirge. rare substitute

Threnody

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

Usage example: the composer's cello concerto was composed as a moving threnody for his late wife

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Elegy is a synonym for threnody in song topic. You can use "Elegy" instead a noun "Threnody".

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