| 词汇 | elegiac |
| 释义 | elegiac adjective uk /ˌel.ɪˈdʒaɪ.ək/ us /ˌel.əˈdʒeɪ.ək/ relating to or similar to an elegy(= a sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past): 挽歌（体）的 She is a talented poet and it shows in her elegiac prose. The music is elegiac and pessimistic but also passionately eloquent and uplifting. His tone is becoming ever more elegiac, like a requiem. The mood is mainly elegiac and nostalgic but there are flashes of grim humour. The rapid editing gives way to slow motion and an elegiac soundtrack. Literature accentual action hero alliterative alternative history anapest fiction fictionality fictionally fictive fictively non-canonical non-character non-literary non-metrical non-poetic sympathetically tanka tartan noir theatrics threnody You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Types of music And before you reach the end you will have encountered en route pretty nearly all the moods of poetry that exist: tragic, humorous, ironic, elegiac, lyric—everything. I turn now to the elegiac poets of modern times. Rather tender and elegiac than vigorous, the deep sadness underlying the most sparkling forms of his work is most notable. She concluded in the following elegiac strain, which did not fail to touch our sympathies. Six lines in elegiac couplets. Examples of elegiacelegiac They evoke the munificence of the earth, the elegiac routine of seasons and a long family line, and quietly glorify the vernacular. I would characterize this attitude as elegiac, expressing a feeling of irrecoverable loss with respect to the past. While it is hard not to be elegiac about these lost opportunities, we do resist the temptation. He rounds off the first and second movements by taking 'time out', detached and distant, to make his own elegiac commentaries. In fact all three movements end in a fading pianissimo, lending the work an elegiac, contemplative character. In this slow-moving, old-fashioned, elegiac piece the ghosts of the past are gradually exorcized. The beauty of the prose and the elegiac tone here emphasize the power of nostalgia. Turning now to elegy, the elegiac couplet consists of a line of dactylic hexameter plus a line of dactylic ' pentameter ' so-called, actually two small lines. This reference to the descending tetrachord bass, a conventional topic signifying lament, reinforces the elegiac character of the work. Monteore thus evokes an elegiac tone and focuses on loss rather than on military exploits. An elegiac character is already suggested by the very opening of the piece, which draws upon the conventional affective associations of the barcarolle rhythm with melancholy and lament. Written in memory of a fellow composer who died young, its elegiac tone is established at the start with distant trumpet calls that return at the end of the piece. I consider that to be much more elegiac and poetical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the features of the debate has been an almost elegiac sense of the passing of one of the finest assets that this country has ever had. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Motifs of emptiness and absence haunt the novel and establish its elegiac feel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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