Elegist (Noun)
Meaning
The author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The elegist poured her heart out in a sorrowful ballad that captured the nation's grief after the tragic loss of the beloved leader.
- In the 18th century, the elegist Thomas Gray was particularly known for his melancholic odes to the departed.
- As an elegist, she was renowned for her poignant sonnets that explored the cycle of life, death, and mourning.
- The poet's role as an elegist was cemented with the publication of her moving elegy to her deceased sister.
- The ancient Greek elegist Simonides of Ceos was celebrated for his somber and beautiful verses that commemorated the fallen heroes of his time.