Other than these three, there are different forms of odes such as homostrophic ode and irregular ode. Originally, Greek odes were poetic pieces performed along with the music. However, whether these odes were sung with or without musical instruments or just recited, after some time, they came to be known as personal lyrical compositions.
The lyre and the aulos are the frequently used musical instruments when odes are sung. An elegy is a special type of lyric that usually expresses woe, despair, and grief. It is typically a lamentation for the dead. However, it can also be a lament for the lost love, misery, failure and the past. In most elegies, the poet starts from his personal bereavement and then gradually moves on to the futility of life and human suffering.
Simplicity, sincerity and briefness can be considered as the main characteristics of an elegy. An elegy usually includes three sections: a mourn that expresses the loss, praise for the subject and a conclusion with a sense of consolation to the listener.
An ode is formal and elaborate in style with little personal involvement, whereas an elegy contains a lamentation over the loss of someone or something and then a conclusion to console the listener. An ode is a lyrical poem that praises and glorifies its subject. It has a formal and elaborate structure. In common use, an elegy is a lament over the dead, but it can also be lament over lost love, the past, misery, and failure, etc.
In most elegies, the poet passes on from an expression of personal grief to reflections of human suffering, the brevity of human life, the futility of ambition, etc. Yet, the expression of grief soon passes on to reflect on the triviality and futility of human life.
The main characteristics of an elegy are its simplicity, brevity, and sincerity. Yeats , by W. Auden are some examples of elegies in English literature.
Ode is a formal, often ceremonious lyric poem that glorifies an individual, event, or a concept. Elegy is a poem of serious reflection, characteristically a lament for the dead. Odes , typically Pindaric and Horatian odes have formal structures. Odes arouse emotions like delight, wonder, and astonishment. A traditional ode is longer than the average lyric poem and has a very elevated and elaborate style. The structure of an ode is often complex due to complicated stanza patterns.
In subject matter, an ode generally concentrates on praising and exulting a specific person or object. Brooklyn College's "Guide to the Study of Literature" cites the Romantic period as particularly notable in advancing the meditative ode, which emphasizes the speaker's feelings and thoughts about the subject in question. In contrast to the ode, an elegy usually focuses on personal grief and loss. The typical elegy consist of three parts: a lament that expresses the sense of loss, a segment of praise for the subject, and a conclusion that affords a feeling of consolation for the listener.
Poet W. Auden's elegy "In Memory of W. Yeats" explicitly divides these three segments into different subsections of the poem.
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