What is a main difference between an ode and an elegy?

a.
an ode has complex rhyming patterns, while an elegy generally does not.

b.
an ode has four lines in each stanza, while the lines in the stanzas of an elegy may vary.

c.
an ode is written in iambic pentameter; an elegy is written in iambic tetrameter.

d.
an ode is written to loved ones; an elegy to a public official.

Which word or phrase would smooth the transition between sentence 1 and sentence 2? o "in conclusion" o "for example" o "therefore" o"because"

How does a wilted rose represent dark romanticism

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.