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. NextReset

Answer 1

Written in response to death and form of ancient Greek poetry.

Answer 2

The two-true statements about the ELEGIAC form are:

• It is written in response to a death.

• It was a form of ancient Greek poetry.

An elegiac or elegy is a poem lamenting the dead of someone. The term "elegy" derives from the Greek "elegus" and it was applied to pieces of literature written to remember a lost one.