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WAEC Literature in English 2006 Question 5

Question 5

Poetry: General

The elegy

  1. A.conforms to a fixed pattern of lines
  2. B.is set in the countryside
  3. C.has a mournful tone
  4. D.celebrates heroic deeds.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (has a mournful tone)

Explanation

An elegy mourns someone who has died, so its tone is mournful.