Elegy vs. Requiem: What's the Difference?
Elegy and Requiem Definitions
Elegy
A poem composed in elegiac couplets.
Requiem
A mass for a deceased person.
Elegy
A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased person.
Requiem
A musical composition for such a mass.
Elegy
Something resembling such a poem or song.
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Requiem
A hymn, composition, or service for the dead.
Elegy
(Music) A composition that is melancholy or pensive in tone.
Requiem
A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
Elegy
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
Requiem
A musical composition for such a mass.
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Elegy
(music) A composition of mournful character.
Requiem
A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
Elegy
A classical poem written in elegiac meter
Requiem
(obsolete) Rest; peace.
Elegy
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation.
Requiem
A large or dangerous shark, specifically, (zoology) a member of the family Carcharhinidae.
Elegy
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Requiem
A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul.
We should profane the service of the deadTo sing a requiem and such rest to herAs to peace-parted souls.
Requiem
Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person.
Requiem
Rest; quiet; peace.
Else had I an eternal requiem kept,And in the arms of peace forever slept.
Requiem
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Requiem
A musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
Requiem
A Mass celebrated for the dead
