elegiac
Pronunciation:
/ˌɛləˈdʒaɪæk/noun
Definitions
A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.
adjective
Definitions
Of or relating to an elegy.
Example: the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter
Expressing sorrow or mourning.