From "elegy written in a country churchyard" by
thomas gray
on some fond breast the parting soul relies,
some pious drops the closing eye requires;
even from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
even in our ashes live their wonted fires.
what characteristics mark this passage as pre-romantic?
a. major scientific discoveries and values associated with daylight.
b. formal structure and language, an attention to nature, and nameless feeling.
c. reasonable reaction to circumstances, and attention to clarity and logic.
d. informal structure and language, and an attention to man’a power over nature.