PPT-Elegy

A poem of mourning usually about someone who has died Expresses grief regret or sorrow Often used as a funeral song or a lament for the dead Elegy Requirements At least three stanzas Must be about a person pet or idea that has died. AlShaqra. Dr. :Ahmed S. Abed El . Hadi. Student:. Supervisor:. English Literature. Introduction to . Lyrical . P. oetry has four types :. 1- Lyrics. 2- . Sonnets. 3- Odes. 4- Elegy. 1- Lyrics :. No definite pattern of organization . James K Baxter. Baxter, James K. 1926–1972. A New Zealand poet, playwright, and critic, Baxter is generally ranked among the finest authors that country has produced. His work is strongly regional, drawing inspiration from the New Zealand wilderness, its tribal history, and natural cycles. Baxter's rejection of conventional social standards is evidenced by the unorthodoxy of much of his verse. A devout Christian, he has shaped his poetic philosophy to include elements of both religious and classical mythology, creating a viewpoint that is as highly moral as it is individualistic. To Baxter, a poem must be "a cell of good living in a corrupt society." Stylistically, his work is lyrical and metaphorical, and often shows the influence of Lawrence Durrell and Robert Lowell.. Melancholy poem lamenting the death of the poem’s subject. Elegies often end with consoling messages. . “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is a great example of an elegy. Written by Thomas Gray, the poem is 128 lines, and it ends with an “epitaph.” . Tribute Poems. Lamentations. Dirge. Brief hymn or song. Full of grief and lamentation. To be sung at a funeral. Shorter than an elegy. Lament. Any poem expressing deep grief. Usually written after the death of a loved one. the invention of Britain. Birthing Britain. Recognisably Modern World. The ‘enlightenment’. Political Upheaval. Republic and Revolution. New ‘Britain’. Politics, Power and Conflict. Jacobite invasions at home. English II. fop. (n) an excessively fashion-conscious man. syn. : dandy. When he came in wearing a bow tie, a diamond pinky ring, and carrying a pearl-handled cane, we knew he was a . fop. .. Definition. of . English Elective . Submitted By :-. Naveen. . Garg. Submitted To :-. Mrs. . Indira. Sharma. LITERARY TERMS . Elegy. Tragedy. Irony. ELEGY. . The . elegy began as an ancient Greek metrical form and is traditionally written in response to the death of a person or group. Though similar in function, the elegy is distinct from the epitaph, ode, and . Is a lyric poem of single stanza consisting fourteen iambic pentameter lines.. English sonnets are of two types:. - Italian or Petrarch an sonnet:-. it’s name after the 14. Lamentations 1.1-6 and Psalm 137. Part three of a six part series on the Prophets. October 2, 2016. The images in this PowerPoint were accessed on 29 September 2016 at . www.bing.com. . Jerusalem’s elegy of pain | Lamentations 1.1-6. “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is a great example of an elegy. Written by Thomas Gray, the poem is 128 lines, and it ends with an “epitaph.” . Epitaph. Short poem intended as an inscription on a grave – can serve as a brief “elegy.” . Author’s Background:. James Keir Baxter was born in 1926, in Dunedin, New Zealand. Baxter become one of New Zealand’s finest poets and most controversial figures. In his short life he produced a huge number of poems, plays, literary criticism and social/religious commentary. As it was developed at an early stage in Man’s cultural evolution, its themes are actions rather than thoughts. . They are of the simplest kind, such as a memorable feud, a thrilling adventure, a family disaster, love and war. The tale is usually fierce and tragic. . ELEGY. Elegy Definition. Elegy is a form of literature that can be defined as a . poem. or song in the form of elegiac couplets, written in honor of someone deceased. It typically laments or mourns the death of the individual.. Submitted By :-. Naveen. . Garg. Submitted To :-. Mrs. . Indira. Sharma. LITERARY TERMS . Elegy. Tragedy. Irony. ELEGY. . The . elegy began as an ancient Greek metrical form and is traditionally written in response to the death of a person or group. Though similar in function, the elegy is distinct from the epitaph, ode, and .