What is elegy? Discuss After the funeral as an Elegy
PremiumWhat is elegy How is 'After the Funeral' an elegy An elegy is a sad poem written in memory of someone who has died It expresses both sorrow and respect Dylan Thomas s After the Funeral In Memory of Ann Jones is a powerful elegy It mourns the death of Ann Jones She is a simple woman from Wales Poem as a Song of Mourning The poem begins just after the death of Ann Jones The poet stands alone in her house He feels her presence in every corner He says After the feast of tear-stuffed time and thistles This line shows deep sadness after her death The room is full of sorrow Thomas feels pain but turns it into poetry The sound of mourning becomes a song of memory The poem gives the dead woman eternal life in words Praise for Ann Jones s Simple Life Thomas remembers Ann