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What was the primary emotional tone of'A Shropshire Lad'?

  • Cheerful

  • Romantic

  • Melancholic

  • Nostalgic

Answer

A Shropshire Lad is a collection of poems by A. E. Housman. The poems are about the beauty of the English countryside and the lives of ordinary people, but they are also full of melancholy. The poems are often about loss and grief, and they express a sense of nostalgia for a simpler time.
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