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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 pastoral elegy by John Milton, written in 1637for inclusion in a volume of elegies published in 1638 to commemorate the death of edward king, Milton's contemporary at the university of Cambridge who had drowned in a shipwreck in August 1637.
C. : 'Lycidas' is a pastoral elegy by John Milton, written in 1637for inclusion in a volume of elegies published in 1638 to commemorate the death of edward king, Milton's contemporary at the university of Cambridge who had drowned in a shipwreck in August 1637.

Explanations:

: 'Lycidas' is a pastoral elegy by John Milton, written in 1637for inclusion in a volume of elegies published in 1638 to commemorate the death of edward king, Milton's contemporary at the university of Cambridge who had drowned in a shipwreck in August 1637.