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Q: Which of the following is a ‘pastoral elegy’?
  • A. Elegy written in a Country Churchyard
  • B. In Memoriam
  • C. Lycidas
  • D. Duino Elegy
Correct Answer: Option C - 'Lycidas' is a poem by John Milton, written in 1637 as a pastoral elegy. Pastoral elegy which represents both the poet and the one he mourns – who is usually also a poet – as shepherds. This poetic form was originated by the Sicilian Greek poet Theocritus.
C. 'Lycidas' is a poem by John Milton, written in 1637 as a pastoral elegy. Pastoral elegy which represents both the poet and the one he mourns – who is usually also a poet – as shepherds. This poetic form was originated by the Sicilian Greek poet Theocritus.

Explanations:

'Lycidas' is a poem by John Milton, written in 1637 as a pastoral elegy. Pastoral elegy which represents both the poet and the one he mourns – who is usually also a poet – as shepherds. This poetic form was originated by the Sicilian Greek poet Theocritus.