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Which of the following best distinguishes an ode from an elegy?
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- 1Both forms are strictly narrative and do not express personal emotions
- 2An ode always employs blank verse, whereas an elegy strictly uses rhymed couplets
- 3An ode is a formal lyric of praise or glorification, whereas an elegy is a mournful poem about loss or death✓
- 4An ode is always melancholic, whereas an elegy is purely celebratory
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An ode is a formal lyric of praise or glorification, whereas an elegy is a mournful poem about loss or death
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