Cryptic Elegy: Can’t crack this poetic lament?

Cryptic Elegy: Can’t crack this poetic lament? - ELEGY
Poetic lament

1. Sad, mournful poem
2. Written expression of sorrow
3. Melancholic verse
4. Poem of mourning
5. Verse form expressing sorrowful emotions
6. A mournful composition in poetry
7. Reflective and melancholic poem
8. Eulogizing or lamenting poem
9. Mournful ballad
10. Poetic expression of grief

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