In The Purgatorio, the opening of the text resembles which type of poem ?
Correct answer: B. Aubade
- A. Sonnet
- B. Aubade
- C. Ode
- D. Elegy
Explanation
The opening of *Purgatorio* occurs at dawn and has the quality of an aubade, a poem associated with daybreak. Its movement from darkness toward light also prepares the poem's spiritual theme of renewal.
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