A central idea of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is that a. the great and the lowly find equality in death. b. no one n
otices the deaths of the common people. c. eloquent epitaphs take away the sting of death. d. a country churchyard contains forgotten kings and heroes.
A central idea of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is that the great and the lowly find equality in death. (Option A).
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem by Thomas Gray. The poem's origins are uncertain. However, it was partly inspired by Gray's thoughts in the wake of the death of the poet Richard West in 1742.
