On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Threnody. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as dirge or lament and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Threnody in a sentence
Threnody meaning
A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
Using Threnody
- The main meaning on this page is: A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
- Useful related words include: dirge, coronach, lament, requiem.
Context around Threnody
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Threnody
- In this selection, "threnody" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, poem and doleful stand out and add context to how "threnody" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a doleful threnody in the and in the threnody are balanced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "threnody" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with threnody
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cheever, 93 Emerson wrote of his grief in the poem " Threnody " ("For this losing is true dying"), McAleer, 313 and the essay "Experience". (23 words)
The experimental textures, such as were seen in the Threnody, are balanced by the work's Baroque form and the occasional use of more traditional harmonic and melodic writing. (29 words)
Gallois, p. 368 The work contrasts a "doleful threnody " in the slow movement with the finale, which "pirouettes in 4/4 time", in a style reminiscent of the 18th century. (30 words)
Gallois, p. 368 The work contrasts a "doleful threnody " in the slow movement with the finale, which "pirouettes in 4/4 time", in a style reminiscent of the 18th century. (30 words)
The experimental textures, such as were seen in the Threnody, are balanced by the work's Baroque form and the occasional use of more traditional harmonic and melodic writing. (29 words)
Cheever, 93 Emerson wrote of his grief in the poem " Threnody " ("For this losing is true dying"), McAleer, 313 and the essay "Experience". (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
Cheever, 93 Emerson wrote of his grief in the poem " Threnody " ("For this losing is true dying"), McAleer, 313 and the essay "Experience".
Gallois, p. 368 The work contrasts a "doleful threnody " in the slow movement with the finale, which "pirouettes in 4/4 time", in a style reminiscent of the 18th century.
The experimental textures, such as were seen in the Threnody, are balanced by the work's Baroque form and the occasional use of more traditional harmonic and melodic writing.