Encomium
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute. A general category of oratory. A method within rhetorical pedagogy. The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series. A genre of literature that included five elements: prologue, birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and an epilogue.
Paean
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.An enthusiastic expression of praise.