Question

Which two statements about the elegiac form are true?

It contains a strophe, antistrophe, and epode.



It is written in response to a death.



It is an offshoot of the Pindaric ode.



It was a form of ancient Greek poetry.

Answer 1

It is written in response to a death, and It was a form of ancient Greek poetry.

Answer 2

The correct answers are B. It is written in response to death and D. It was a form of ancient Greek poetry

Explanation:

In literature, an elegy is a type of poem written to show the feelings caused by the death of someone or any other tragic event, because of this it is common elegies are sad and mournful. Additionally, it is common elegies are written in elegiac couples in which there are hexameter verses or verses with six metrical feet and pentameter verses or verse with ten metrical feet. Also, similarly to the ode and other types of literature, the elegy originated in ancient Greece and became an important part of Ancient Greek Poetry. Therefore, the two statements that are true about the elegy are that "t is written in response to death" and "It was a form of ancient Greek poetry".