MONODY

Monody

In poetry, the term monody has become specialized to refer to a poem in which one person laments another's death.

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monody

Noun

  1. An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
  2. Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy.
  3. A monotonous or mournful noise.
  4. A composition having a single melodic line.


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