Elegy for my Fathers Father 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteraturePoetryIGCSECIE Created by: MaddyHCreated on: 15-09-18 09:45 What is an Elegy? an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. 1 of 5 hyperbole and emphasis: eighty years of days emphasis on so much missed opportunity to relate to family 2 of 5 Tone in poem- three words slow sombre lamenting sorrowful nostalgia mixed feelings 3 of 5 mood in poem- three words passivity pity admiration melancholic 4 of 5 Theme Grandfather not loved but respected, physically strong but emotionally weak, lonely at end, finds contentment in nature 5 of 5
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