Eulogy

What is a Eulogy?

• an inscription especially an a tombstone.

• A biographical sketch especially in praise.

• a speech made in a wedding to honor the happy couple

• A commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased.

From where does eulogy take place

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Mediterranean

Who started the eulogies?

• Euclides

• Callimacus

• Bennet

• Callimachus

Name an English poet that used the eulogy with a different spin

• Lord Tennyson

• Dennis Graveyard

• Thomas Black

• Edgar Allan Poe

What is not a characteristic of an Eulogy

• Express condolences to family member and close friends of the deceased.

• It must include more than 500 words.

• Talk about their goals and ambitions.

• Say your goodbyes to the deceased when finished.

IS THIS TRUE? An eulogy is usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead.

• Yes

• An eulogy is a speech

• No, that's an elegy

• No, it is usually a memorial

What's the difference between elegy and eulogy?

• The elegy was made in acient egipt while the eulogy was made in ancient Rome.

• An eulogy is only used on a funeral while the elegy is showed in both a funeral and a wedding

• An eulogy is a formal speech while the elegy is an informal speech

• An Elegy is a poem or song written about someone who has recently died while the eulogy is a speech.

What type of eulogy is the most used or common to be used?

• Tribute

• Biographical

• Personal recollections

• Religious

Which type of eulogy talks about the deceased in honor as if he or she was still alive?

• Religious

• Tribute

• Biographical

• Legacy

Eulogies now a days are used to honor the memory of a lost loved one

• True

• False

• Kinda True

• Kinda False