Question

A central idea of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is that a. the great and the lowly find equality in death. b. no one notices the deaths of the common people. c. eloquent epitaphs take away the sting of death. d. a country churchyard contains forgotten kings and heroes.

Answer 1

"The great and the lowly find equality in death". So your answer is A

Answer 2

A central idea of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is that the great and the lowly find equality in death. (Option A).

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem by Thomas Gray. The poem's origins are uncertain. However, it was partly inspired by Gray's thoughts in the wake of the death of the poet Richard West in 1742.

This poem embodies a meditation on death.