Abstract
Literature is consists of various genres of written works by genius minds of the world, which includes poetry, prose, drama, short stories, fiction and essays. Every genre is famous for its specific characteristics. Poetry is one of the most considerable genre of literature. Poetry is divided into various forms like lyric, ballad, ode, sonnet, epic, satire, and elegy. The elegy began as an ancient Greek metrical form and is traditionally written in response to the death of the person or group. Though similar in function, the elegy is distinct from the epitaph, ode, and eulogy. An elegy is a poem that reflects upon death or loss traditionally it contains themes of mourning loss and reflection however it can also explore themes of redemption and consolation. The word elegy originated from the Greek word "elegeia" which means to lament or to be sorrowful. In short the elegy is a lament, a lyric of mourning or an utterance of personal bereavement and sorrow and therefore it should be characterized by absolute sincerity of emotion and expression.
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