Elegy vs. Monody — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Elegy and Monody
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Elegy
In English literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, usually a lament for the dead. However, "for all of its pervasiveness ...
Monody
In poetry, the term monody has become specialized to refer to a poem in which one person laments another's death. (In the context of ancient Greek literature, monody, μονῳδία, could simply refer to lyric poetry sung by a single performer, rather than by a chorus.) In music, monody refers to a solo vocal style distinguished by having a single melodic line and instrumental accompaniment.
Elegy
A poem composed in elegiac couplets.
Monody
An ode for one voice or actor, as in Greek drama.
Elegy
A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased person.
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Monody
A poem in which the poet or speaker mourns another's death.
Elegy
Something resembling such a poem or song.
Monody
A style of composition dominated by a single melodic line.
Elegy
(Music) A composition that is melancholy or pensive in tone.
Monody
A style of composition having a single melodic line; monophony.
Elegy
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
Monody
A composition in either of these styles.
Elegy
(music) A composition of mournful character.
Monody
An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
Elegy
A classical poem written in elegiac meter
Monody
Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy.
Elegy
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation.
Monody
A monotonous or mournful noise.
Elegy
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Monody
(music) A composition having a single melodic line.
Monody
A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
Monody
Music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
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