Associations to the word «Monody»

Wiktionary

MONODY, noun. An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
MONODY, noun. Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy.
MONODY, noun. A monotonous or mournful noise.
MONODY, noun. (music) A composition having a single melodic line.

Dictionary definition

MONODY, noun. Music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment).

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn