elegy
/ˈelədʒi/noun
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शोक-गीत, शोक-कविता
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a sad poem or song, especially one written for somebody who has died
शोक-गीत, शोक-कविता
- Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' is a famous example.
- The poet wrote an elegy for his friend who had died young.
- The students read an elegy aloud in the English class.
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- His new poem is an elegy for the old village that was lost to the dam.
- The musician composed a quiet elegy in memory of his teacher.
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elegiac adj.
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Keep apart from eulogy (a speech praising somebody, often at a funeral) and epitaph (words on a tomb).
इसे eulogy (किसी की प्रशंसा में भाषण) और epitaph (कब्र पर लिखे शब्द) से अलग रखिए।
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A poem of mourning.
'शोक-कविता' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।