English Dictionary

graveyard poetry

名詞

不可算名詞

A type of morbid poetry which lingers on human mortality, tombs, and burial grounds. It was popular in the pre-romantic period of 18th-century Britain.

日本語の意味

墓地や墓、死への畏怖と哀愁をテーマにした、暗く陰鬱な詩の一形式。18世紀の前ロマン派時代の英国で流行した。

In the dim light of the study, she read a volume of graveyard poetry and wondered about the fleeting nature of life.

書斎の薄暗い明かりの中で、彼女は墓地を題材にした陰鬱な詩の一冊を読み、人の命のはかなさについて思いを巡らせた。

意味（1）

A type of morbid poetry which lingers on human mortality, tombs, and burial grounds. It was popular in the pre-romantic period of 18th-century Britain.