What is an elegy poem?

Answer 1

a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead.
An elegy is a song or poem of lament, especially for the dead. Dead means not only a person but can also be beloved animals and even villages. Thomas Gray's Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard is about the forefathers of a country. Oliver Goldsmith's Deserted Village is about the loss of virtues from a village. A poem titled Elegy On The Death Of a Mad Dog also has been written. Tennyson's In Memoriam is about the death of his friend Arthur Hallam. So elegies can be about the loss of anything that one considers dear.

Answer 2

An elegy poem is a formal poem that mostly reflects death... For example, when a president dies you write a poem about him and his death. It's mostly serious and it doesn't have to rhyme, though if you want it to then you can.

Answer 3

The purpose of an elegy is to express loss through poetry.

See the link below for a history and comparison of elegy to other forms of mourning through literature.

Answer 4

a short poem of lamentation or regret and sorrow
A Poem ExpressingSorrow For Someone Who Has Died.