Word of the Day - Panegyric

[debodun]

Panegyric (noun) - a speech or written text in praise of something.

"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is a panegyric poem by William Wordsworth.

 

[Lavinia]

Shakespeare was very good at writing panegyric, which pleased the Royal court no doubt.

 

[ohioboy]

"Ode to a Grecian urn" by John Keats is a panegyric poem.

 

[Mizmo]

The groom's panegyric to his bride at the wedding reception got much applause.