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Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A
B
C
D
1.
The verse form of Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is
a.
blank verse.
b.
alexandrines.
c.
rhymed couplets.
d.
quatrains.
A
B
C
D
2.
The reference to the “hoary-headed swain” in “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” suggests Gray’s desire for recognition from
a.
poets.
b.
the humble.
c.
politicians.
d.
the proud.
A
B
C
D
3.
The opening lines of the “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” are set at
a.
twilight.
b.
daybreak.
c.
midnight.
d.
noon.
A
B
C
D
4.
In the “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” Gray’s speaker stresses the
a.
laziness of the rural poor.
b.
shallowness of family life.
c.
equalizing nature of death.
d.
generosity of land owners.
A
B
C
D
5.
In “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” which technique is used in the following lines?
“Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight,
And all the air a solemn stillness holds”
a.
paradox
b.
dissonance
c.
inversion
d.
internal rhyme