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A somber poem written in mourning for the dead is called
a. a ballad
b. an epic
c. a sonnet
d. an ode

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Answer:

D) an elegy (NOT ODE)

Step-by-step explanation:

options:

A) a ballad

B) an epic

C) a sonnet

D) an elegy

an ode Is - a lyric poem delivered in the form of an address to a specific subject, frequently elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.

a sonnet is - a fourteen-line poem written in any of a variety of formal rhyme schemes, typically with ten syllables per line in English.

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C.

Sonnets are usually written in grief over the deceased.
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