Elegy
nOne word substitutionWord familySSC PYQ × 14/ˈɛlədʒiː/ · एलजी
A poem of lamentation on the death of someone loved and admired
A sad poem or song.
शोक कविता, आमतौर पर किसी की मृत्यु पर
He wrote an elegy for his teacher.
The elegy was read at the memorial.
Daily use: Unki yaad mein elegy likhi gayi.
मौक़े से songs पहचानिए: dirge दफ़न के समय, elegy मृतक के शोक में कविता, ode किसी की प्रशंसा में। Elegy में शोक, ode में प्रशंसा।
Sort the songs by occasion: a dirge is sung at the burial, an elegy is a poem mourning someone who has died, and an ode praises someone. Elegy carries loss; ode carries praise.
SSC elegy के साथ eulogy (प्रशंसा भाषण), ode, epitaph (समाधि-लेख), dirge रखता है। Elegy-eulogy सबसे ज़्यादा confuse होते हैं।
SSC places elegy with eulogy (speech of praise), ode, epitaph (words on a tomb) and dirge. Elegy and eulogy are the most confused pair.