eulogy

Eulogy is a generic term for various rhetorical forms of praise and praise:

• Eloge , French form of courtly tribute poetry
• Enkomion , antique price poem, later also in prose
• Epinikion , form of the ancient enkomion aimed at a winner in competition
• Laudation , generally an eulogy in antiquity, today a specific form of appreciation at award ceremonies
• Praise poem , price poem or praise, the modern, above all courtly equivalent of the ancient enkomion
• Preislied , in Germanic poetry, a single song that glorifies the achievements of someone present or the recently deceased

See also:

• Funeral speech
• Hymn
• Panegyricus

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.