elegy
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His violent depression and tortured recovery became the subject of “In Memoriam,” a book-length elegy to Hallam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Bi is far more invested in that latter revolution and consequently, “Resurrection” can be seen as an elegy for a medium whose cultural relevance has somewhat slipped.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
“Bread of Angels” is also an elegy, not just for lost loved ones but for times, places and even physical things.
From Salon • Nov. 11, 2025
"She was at death's door, and she knew I could write, so she asked me to write her an elegy if the worst came to the worst."
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
Bendix: “It was English. Mrs. Nally never cares if you’re late. Seriously, ask her. We were doing the metaphysical poets. Would you be in a rush to get yourself some pastoral elegy of John Donne?”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Vocabulary lists containing elegy
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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