Elegy ©

DEFINITION
A poem that was written to deal with loss of a person, or something dramatic that occurred.


EXAMPLE
O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.


SIGNIFICANCE
Elegy brings STRONG feeling to the readers. It brings a feeling of sadness and depression dramatically. It's one of the type of poems existing.