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WAEC Literature in English 2005 Question 10

Question 10

Non-African Poetry

Which of the following poems is a lamentation?

  1. A.Elegy written in a country churchyard
  2. B.No coffin, No grave
  3. C.Ode to the West Wind
  4. D.Ulysses.
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Answer: A (Elegy written in a country churchyard)

Explanation

Gray's 'Elegy' mourns the humble dead of a country village; an elegy is a lament.