Thomas Gray

LitCharts guides for works by Thomas Gray

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Thomas Gray. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Thomas Gray's poetry.

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" is the British writer Thomas Gray's most famous poem, first published in 1751. The poem's speaker calmly mulls over death while standing in a rural graveyard... view guide