Difference between Elegy and Dirge

What is the difference between Elegy and Dirge?

Elegy as a noun is a mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. while Dirge as a noun is a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

We hope you now know whether to use Elegy or Dirge in your sentence.