Elegy Written in A Country Churchyard
by
Thomas Gray
(Questions
& Answers)
Choose the correct
answer:
1.
Gray wrote his first poem in:
i.
1730
ii.
1741
iii.
1742
2.
Mr. Philip Gray had:
i.
a loving attitude
ii.
mild nature
iii.
peculiar temper
3.
Gray saw Racine’s ‘Britannicus’ in:
i.
Paris
ii.
London
iii.
Italy
4.
The name of the son of Prime Minister
was:
i.
Thomas Ashton
ii.
Richard West
iii.
Horace Walpole
5.
Gray went in 1739 on a tour of:
i.
Europe
ii.
Warwickshire
iii.
Switzerland
6.
Cambridge University offered Gray:
i.
Professorship of Modern History
ii.
Poet Laureateship
iii.
Professorship of English
7.
Pre-Romantics were headed by:
i.
Johnson – Thomson – Gray
ii.
Thomson – Gray – Collins
iii.
Thomson – Pope – Gray
8.
Poem entitled ‘season’ was published in:
i.
one part
ii.
two parts
iii.
four parts
9.
Age of Reason modulated into the:
i.
movement of revolt
ii.
Age of Dr. Johnson
iii.
Age of sensibility
10.
By middle of century the revolt became clearer
against:
i.
romantic poets
ii.
reason
iii.
classical school
11.
The rustic people were buried:
i.
in the church
ii.
in forests
iii.
outside the church
12.
On the graves of the rustic there were:
i.
elaborate epitaphs
ii.
no trophies
iii.
big trophies
13.
The people of city were:
i.
ambitious and showy
ii.
cruel
iii.
unruly
14.
These poor villagers did the humble work
of:
i.
cultivation
ii.
gathering sheep
iii.
sitting around fire place
15.
The gravestones of the poor show their
desire to be remembered:
i.
by their relatives
ii.
in the annals of history
iii.
after death
16.
The reflections in the “Elegy” are:
i.
exceptional
ii.
full of sorrows and griefs
iii.
of most natural and obvious character
17.
The style which Gray aims at, is of:
i.
extreme consciousness of expression
ii.
dignity of thought
iii.
everlasting contemplation
18.
The poetry of Gray abounds in all the
seeds of:
i.
the eighteenth century
ii.
the Miltonic age
iii.
the coming age
19.
The poetry of classical age is purely
related to the:
i.
description of urban life
ii.
description of rustic life
iii.
description of virtuous life
20.
“Elegy” presents feelings and thoughts
that are:
i.
moral and philosophical
ii.
true and homely
iii.
common to the human breast
Answer the questions:
21.
Discuss the Romantic reaction.
-
With the beginning of eighteenth century
under the influence of Augustans, society had an upper-hand and classicists
invariably wrote within the social context of the age. A reaction for the
liberation of the human spirit from this dominance was called romantic reaction
which was led by pre-Romantic poets.
22.
What role did ‘Seasons’ play in realm of
poetry?
-
‘Seasons’ of James Thomson was responsible
for the division of the classical tradition.
23.
What were main characteristics of Pre-Romantics?
-
The main characteristics of Pre-Romantics
were rural meditation, love of nature, humanity, sentiments and emotions.
24.
How did William Shenstone add to
sensibility?
-
Shenstone broke away from conventions of his
Age and developed a really original line which marks another step forward.
25.
What is called Age of Classicism?
-
The period beginning from Restoration of King
Charles II (1660) to the publication of Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads’ (1798) is
called as Age of Classicism.
26.
Who were representative poets of
Augustan age?
-
John Dryden, A. Pope and Dr. Johnson were the
main representatives of Augustan Age.
27.
Which tendency was in force from mid
eighteenth century?
-
There was an increase to abandon the literary
practices followed by Pope and Dr. Johnson.
28.
What happened after Pope?
-
After Pope’s death there was no one who use
Pope’s form and style in his writings.
29.
Comment on the Gray – Walpole
relationship.
-
They both were good friends since their entry
in Eton. On the tour of Europe in 1942, they parted due to some dispute and in
1745 they reconciled and became friends again.
30.
Where do we find Thomas Gray’s
influence?
-
Gray influenced Wordsworth as we see in
‘Lyrical Ballads’.
31.
Which are the questions dealt in
“Elegy”?
-
The ‘Elegy’ mainly deals with mystery of
life, death, human behaviour, feelings and thoughts.
32.
What is difficult to conceive in the
reflection of the “Elegy”?
-
It is difficult to conceive of anyone musing
under similar circumstances who should not muse in the way Gray has done.
33.
Discuss Dr. Johnson’s views on ‘Elegy’.
-
Dr. Johnson says that Gray’s ‘Elegy’ abounds
with images which find a mirror in every man’s mind and sentiments.
34.
Discuss the merits of Thomas Gray.
-
Thomas Gray was a great poet of humanity who
had love for Nature, sentiments, emotions, music, note of melancholy with an
ability of pictorial description.
35.
What was Thomas Gray’s opinion about his
‘Elegy’?
- Gray said the popularity of ‘Elegy’ was due to the subject and its treatment.
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