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

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

Answer 2

It is a lament for the dead. 'Elegeios' comes from Greek. This plaintive poem is generally written in couplets.