Question

The original Churchyard that provided the inspiration for the poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

• A. Stoke Poges Churchyard
• B. Westminster Abbey
• C. St. Patrick's Cathedral
• D. Salisbury Cathedral

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Stoke Poges Churchyard

• The churchyard of St Giles' parish church in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire is believed to be the inspiration for the poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray.

• Gray is thought to have begun writing the poem in the graveyard in 1742, but left it unfinished for several years. He completed it in 1750.

• Robert Dodsley published the poem in February 1751, and it became a literary sensation.

• The poem was popularized by Gray's friend Horace Walpole among London literary circles