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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- An elegy in music is a type of musical work, usually of a sad or somber nature; in literature, it's often used as a funeral song or lament for the dead.
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