Elegiac
121elegy — noun (plural gies) Etymology: Latin elegia poem in elegiac couplets, from Greek elegeia, elegeion, from elegos song of mourning Date: 1501 1. a poem in elegiac couplets 2. a. a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who… …
122Epigram — An epigram is a short poem, often with a clever twist at the end or a concise and witty statement. Derived from the Greek epi gramma , or written upon , the literary device has been employed for over two millennia.The Greek tradition of epigrams… …
123Meter (poetry) — In poetry, meter (metre in British English) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of… …
124Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella …
125Archilochus — For the hummingbird genus, see Archilochus.Archilochus (Greek: Polytonic|Ἀρχίλοχος) (c. 680 BC c. 645 BC) was a Greek poet and supposed mercenary.Life and poetryThe details of his life are inferred from his poetry, doubtless including details… …
126Ausonius — This article is about the Roman poet. For the Swedish murderer, see John Ausonius. Monument to Ausonius in Milan. Decimius Magnus Ausonius (ca. 310 …
127Callimachus — (Greek: polytonic|Καλλίμαχος, 310 BC/305 BC 240 BC) was a native of the Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya. He was a noted poet, critic and scholar of the Library of Alexandria and enjoyed the patronage of ancient Egyptian Greek Pharaohs Ptolemy II… …
128Elegy — The term elegy was originally used for a type of poetic meter (Elegiac metre), but is also used for a poem of mourning, from the Greek elegos , a reflection on the death of someone or on a sorrow generally which is a form of lyric poetry. An… …
