What kind of mood does elegy create in a poem?

Answer 1

The Seasons - Late Fall"

The wood is bare: a river-mist is steeping The trees that winter's chill of life bereaves: boughs break silence, weeping Over their fallen leaves;Only their stiffened

That lie upon the dank earth brown and rotten, Miry and matted in the soaking wet: Forgotten with the spring, that is forgotten By them that can forget.

Yet it was here we walked when ferns were springing,And through the mossy bank shot bud and blade:- Here found in summer, when the birds were singing A green and pleasant shade.

'Twas here we loved in sunnier days and greener; And now, in this disconsolate decay, I come to see her where I most have seen her, And touch the happier day.

For on this path, at every turn and corner, The fancy of her figure on me falls: Yet walks she with the slow step of a mourner, Nor hear my voice that calls.

So through my heart there winds a track of feeling A path of memory, that is all her own: Whereto her phantom beauty ever stealing Haunts the sad spot alone.

About her steps the trunks are bare, the branches Drip heavy tears upon her downcast head; And bleed from unseen wounds that no sun staunches, For the year's sun is dead.

And dead leaves wrap the fruits that summer plantedAnd birds that love the South have taken wing. The wanderer, loitering o'er the scene enchanted, Weeps, and despairs of spring.

Answer 2

An elegy typically evokes a mood of sadness, mourning, and reflection. It explores themes of loss, grief, and remembrance, often paying tribute to the deceased. The tone is somber and melancholic, aiming to honor and memorialize the person or thing being mourned.

Answer 3

no definate structure...it's a poem of mourning or lament. should honor the memory of the victims of war, natural disaster, crime, or other tragedy. Should address the needs a feeling of survivors, and point some possibility for renewal and healing.

modern and contemporary world literature

Answer 4

By carrying out literary analysis.

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look at rhyme scheme for end line rhyme always a good place to start.

there is not always end line punctuation giving it a conversational tone and seemingly being spoken to the reader.

the title hints at the mournful tone baxter embodies being called elegy

its about his grandfather if you didnt pick that up either..

he lived 80 years and never spoke his true feelings. gives the image that he is silent and strong and perhaps never found true love.

unchanging cairn - remembered after death

that pipes could set ablaze refers to his grandfathers Scottish heritage and that bag pipes were played at the funeral. may show a link to the narrators strong sense of pride and belonging in his heritage.

the aaronsrod was used by the romans to make funeral torches

from his bitter veins born refers to his family at the funeral

high as the head of a man refers to his strength and want to create possibly his job as a builder.

old and blind shows he went blind and he lost his sense of belonging in the world so sat by the kitchen fire. through the burning glass of his mind shows his analytical approach to life.

sober knew the green. probably a drunk.

pride of his heart was dumb - silenced.

never truly loved his wife - " in song or bridal bed " never admitted his love.

the tongues of water spoke - " he was free in death " ferry to underwold.

his heart was unafraid. he was ready to die.

then do the language features and all and link to themes

Answer 5

Using a pen and paper or a typewriter or a computer, you set out all the elements of the analysis that you have made. Start with an overall impression and end it with a conclusion.

Answer 6

the features of elegy in general