This document defines two types of poems: an elegy, which is a poem that mourns or reflects on death or sorrow, and an epitaph, which is a short poem or message engraved on a gravestone that serves as a memorial for a deceased person.

1. Elegy
A poem of mourning; a reflection on
the death of someone or on a sorrow
generally.

2. Epitaph
A short poem, saying or other message on a
gravestone in memory (whether fond or
otherwise) of a deceased person.