A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.
Expressing sorrow or mourning.
Of or relating to an elegy.
Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.