Elegy: Noun: a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Example: There are many elegies in Beowulf. For example, in the beginning of the poem people mourn the death of Shield Sheafson, and in the end the Geats mourn Beowulf.
Elegies are important because it’s a different way to classify a genre of a story or poem. Knowing the meaning of it can be made into a useful vocabulary word.
Epigram: Noun: a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way or a short poem especially a satirical poem that has a witty or ingenious ending.
Example: "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
Epigrams are just fun and different ways to communicate, and using one could be a more amusing way to end a poem.
Good job here with epigrams.
ReplyDeleteThe entire poem of Beowulf could be looked at as a elegy for a culture that had just passed into history.