threnody
Example Sentences
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Of course, “the unspeakable horror of the literary life” — to borrow Mr. Earbrass’s phrase from Edward Gorey’s “The Unstrung Harp” — is a familiar threnody in the writing biz.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2022
The threnody, in particular, is a much-studied example of startling emotional effects created from abstract concepts.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2020
It was an acute and devastating threnody, which King read in a methodical cadence.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 3, 2017
He can still drag tears from hardened hacks with his Song for Richard Collopy, a threnody for his late guitar restorer, whose devastation lies in its affectionate detail.
From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2012
Then we heard the Muses sing a threnody in nine immortal voices.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
