Dialogical and formal analysis of the elegy (eulogy) of Thomas Gray written in a country cemeteryBy combining formal and dialogic approaches, models and The voices in the text seemingly interact and overlap to reveal a deeper sense of the author's intentions. While formalist analysis focuses on the text and the themes unfolding within it, dialogic analysis recognizes "...the essential indeterminacy of meaning outside of the dialogic – and therefore open – relationship between voices" (HCAL 349). When applied to “Elegy Written in a Country Cemetery,” these two approaches collaborate to emphasize recurring concepts and establish a twisted sense of authority. Formal analysis identifies the initial elements of a work and determines their meaning in relation to what remains. By choosing a title such as “Elegy Written in a Country Cemetery,” the author gives the reader a hint as to what is to come. Surprisingly, the poem is exactly what the title says. It is an "elegy", expressing sorrow and lamentation for the humble, unknown villagers who...