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Elegy vs. Monody — What's the Difference?

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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