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JAMB Literature in English 1999 Question 29

Question 29

Non-African Poetry

Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' is a

  1. A.lamentation over a dead friend
  2. B.lamentation over the passing of life
  3. C.reflection on the passing of life
  4. D.reflection on nature.
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Answer: C (reflection on the passing of life)

Explanation

Gray thinks quietly about death and the lives of the humble dead.