LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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a kind of sonnet sequence
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a song expressing patriotism
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a long verse about adventure
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a song expressing grief, lamentation and mourning
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Detailed explanation-1: -A dirge (Latin: dirige, naenia) is a somber song or lament expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral. Often taking the form of a brief hymn, dirges are typically shorter and less meditative than elegies. Dirges are often slow and bear the character of funeral marches .
Detailed explanation-2: -: a song or hymn of grief or lamentation. especially : one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites. a funeral dirge. : a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music.
Detailed explanation-3: -A brief hymn or song of lamentation and grief; it was typically composed to be performed at a funeral. In lyric poetry, a dirge tends to be shorter and less meditative than an elegy.
Detailed explanation-4: -A dirge is a song of mourning, performed as a memorial to someone who’s died. As you might imagine, a dirge is usually quite sad. Another word with a similar meaning that you might know is “requiem.”
Detailed explanation-5: -/dərdʒ/ 1a song sung in the past at a funeral or for a dead person.