Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
What is the author's tone in Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray?
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There is a tone of resignation that death comes to us all as well as forewarning that life is brief. This is an elegy so there is a fair amount of sombre reflection about the meaning of our short time on this earth.