FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
joyous celebration
|
|
|
somber grief
|
|
|
a big boat
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -: 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-2: -Examples of Dirges in Poetry The beech, upon a nameless grave, Its sadly-moving shadow throws. The poem concludes with a powerful three-line phrase: “he is here.” This refers back to the story Longfellow crafts within the lines about two lovers, one of whom is buried there. Read more Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poems.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -A funeral march is a slow, stately piece of music, usually in a minor key, and duple or quadruple time, that imitates the feel and pace of a funeral procession.
Detailed explanation-5: -elegy, dirge, monody, funeral ode, coronach (Scottish, Irish)