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Question 18 • WINGS PA - 26 Literature II A Jefferson-Oliver

What is an elegiac broadside?

Answer
A
a large sheet of paper sold on the streets
B
an elegant poem put to music
C
a mournful, plaintive ballad
D
a sensational disaster

Explanation

An elegy is a poem or song expressing sorrow, especially for someone who has died. A broadside ballad is a song or poem printed on a large sheet of paper and sold to the public. So an elegiac broadside is a mournful, plaintive ballad, making C correct.

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