English Language · English Literature
Which of the following best describes the structural composition of Thomas Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'?
- 1It is a picaresque narrative structured into 18 books within 4 volumes, exploring the life of a foundling.
- 2It is a long poem in six books written in blank verse, famously beginning with a section titled 'The Sofa'.
- 3It consists of 32 quatrains written in iambic pentameter with an ABAB rhyme scheme, known as the Heroic Quatrain.✓
- 4It is a collection of 12 Odes that blend Neoclassical form with a fascination for the supernatural and folklore.
Correct answer
It consists of 32 quatrains written in iambic pentameter with an ABAB rhyme scheme, known as the Heroic Quatrain.
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