Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

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Poetry | Thomas Gray

What picture of village life do you find in the poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”?

What picture of village life do you find in the poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”?Thomas Gray’s  (1716-71) “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751), is a famo...
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Comment on the figures of speech used in “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”.

Comment on the figures of speech used in“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”.Thomas Gray’s  (1716-71) “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751), is a famous poem about...
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How are the mood and tone of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”?

How are the mood and tone of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”?Thomas Gray’s  (1716-71) “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751), is a poem filled with deep feelin...
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Analyse the rhyme scheme of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”

Analyse the rhyme scheme of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” Thomas Gray’s  (1716-71) “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751), is a beautiful and emotional...
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Make a note on the use of imagery in “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”.

Make a note on the use of imagery in “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”.Thomas Gray’s  (1716-71) poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751), uses vivid imagery....
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Describe the setting and the atmosphere of the poem.

Describe the setting and the atmosphere of the poem.In “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751), Thomas Gray (1716-71) paints a peaceful yet sad scene. The poem takes place i...
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Write the summary of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”.

Write the summary of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”.“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751) is a famous poem by Thomas Gray (1716-71). It talks about life, death, a...
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How does Thomas Gray glorify common men in his elegy? 

How does Thomas Gray glorify common men in his elegy?  Or, how does Gray glorify the common men in "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"? Or, how was the life of the villagers in...
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How does Gray meditate on the death of the ordinary country people

How does Gray meditate on the death of the ordinary country people and the vanity of human pretensions in his "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"? Thomas Gray (1716–1771) think...
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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Brief Questions

Who wrote the poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”? Answer: Thomas Gray wrote the poem. What time of day is described at the beginning of the poem? Answer: Evening time, wh...
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Why is "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" called a pastoral elegy?

Why is "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" called a pastoral elegy? Or, discuss "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" as an elegy? An elegy is a sad poem that thinks about de...
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How does Gray meditate on the death of the ordinary country people

How does Gray meditate on the death of the ordinary country people and the vanity of human pretensions in his "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"? Thomas Gray (1716–1771) think...
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