ELEGY

a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead

SYN - lament

"He had prepared an elegy for the funeral which he delivered with an overwhelming feeling of sadness."

"This elegy was so beautifully composed that it made the moment truly sublime and in this higher state they saw the horror and beauty of the world."

"He was asked to compose an elegy for his father, but he had not mourned the loss of his father and therefore any sort of elegy he made was not going to be heartfelt."