Threnody
Other forms: threnodiesAn emotional poem or song that memorializes someone who has died can be called a threnody. Your threnody to your beloved dog may be an important part of your grieving process.
Definitions of threnody
Imagine a grief-filled lament sung or recited at the funeral of someone you loved very much. That's a threnody, a work of memorial art that captures the loss we feel after a tragic death. We can trace threnody back to a Greek root, threnodia, which means "lamentation." Examples of threnodies vary from A. E. Housman's 1896 poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" to Eric Clapton's 1991 song "Tears in Heaven," written after the death of his young son.
Questions
In a long irregular ________ or funeral ode, the great technical difficulty is to support lyrical emotion throughout.
Options:
A. accolade
B. threnody
C. vibrato
D. intermezzo
Right Options
B. threnody
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