MONODY
Monody
In poetry, the term monody has become specialized to refer to a poem in which one person laments another's death.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Monody
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monody
Noun
- An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
- Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy.
- A monotonous or mournful noise.
- A composition having a single melodic line.
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