Question

Read the excerpt. Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. According to the speaker in this excerpt from “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray, what types of people might lie among the forefathers? potential innovators, leaders, and musicians potential mothers and teachers potential criminals and judges people whose passions have led them astray

Answer 1

Answer: D) people whose passions have led them astray.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray, we can see the description of the types of people that lie among the forefathers, the speaker gives the idea that they are people whose passions have led them astray, we can know that, by reading the line "Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire" this imagery conveys the idea of passion.

Answer 2

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