Elegy

A poem about lamenting the dead is called?

• Ballad

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Elegy

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

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CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is an elegy considered to be?

• A humorous poem

• A lighthearted poem

• A depressing poem

• A motivational poem

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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What kind of events are displayed in elegies?

• Birthdays

• Graduations

• Weddings

• Funerals

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Where do elegies originate from?

• Italy

• Greece

• Spain

• Portugal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How are most elegies written?

• In couplets

• In sonnets

• In quatrains

• In paragraphs

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the rhyme scheme for an elegy?

• ABAB

• ABCD

• AABB

• AABC

What are the three parts of an elegy?

• Admiration, Reverence, Acceptance

• Approbation, Embracing, Appreciation

• Acceptance, Grief, Admiration

• Satisfaction, Acknowledgement, Mourning

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How many syllables are there per line in an elegy?

• 16

• 12

• 8

• 10

In the mid 1700s, who was the first British poet to write an elegy?

• Thomas Wyatt

• William Shakespeare

• Thomas Gray

• William Blake

In what time period did elegies originate?

• 600s

• 800s

• 900s

• 500s