literature easy Fill in the Blank

A poem written specifically in mourning or praise of a deceased person is called an ________.

  1. Ode
  2. Elegy
  3. Sonnet
  4. Epithalamion

Answer: Elegy

Thomas Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' and Walt Whitman's 'O Captain! My Captain!' are famous examples.

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