LITERATURE: What is the difference between Elergy and Dirge?
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Elergy and Dirge are both traditional poems composed to lament the death of its subject. They are both sad and mournful poems.
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The difference is that Dirge is composed and performed at a funeral orally while Elergy is written for no specific occasion.
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Bottom line - Dirge is oral while Elergy is written.
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Elergy and Dirge are both traditional poems composed to lament the death of its subject. They are both sad and mournful poems.
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The difference is that Dirge is composed and performed at a funeral orally while Elergy is written for no specific occasion.
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Bottom line - Dirge is oral while Elergy is written.
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