The answer is A: Its set against a historical backdrop
Answer: A. Poems that deal with rural settings.
Pastorals are a type of literature that focuses on rural settings. It describes both animals and people. More importantly, pastorals present an idealized view of rural life. They highlight the remoteness of these societies, and celebrate their freedom from the corruption of modern life. Besides Frost, authors such as John Milton and Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote pastorals.
A. It fits perfectly and can both be singular sentences
The author of Beowulf is an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet. He lived in England during the time of the writing of Beowulf. It is estimated that Beowulf was written between the eighth and the eleventh century. The story is set in modern-day Scandinavia. Beowulf comes from the Geats, a region in Sweden. He visited Hrothgar, the king of the Danes - modern-day Denmark. Beowulf had heard that there was a monster attacking Hrothgar so he went to help Hrothgar defeat the monster.
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The answer to your question is a.