Which of the following describes an elegy?

a. a poem with stanzas, a refrain, and a simple melody
b. a poem expressing sorrow for someone who has died
c. a religious poem of praise
d. a slow, romantic, and sentimental poem

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."

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