Solemn stanzas (5)

I believe the answer is:

elegy

(Other definitions for elegy that I've seen before include "Song of mourning" , "Sad words" , "Work by Gray?" , "Milton's Lycidas?" , "Sad or reflective poem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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