1. Imagery. Descriptions such as “The curfew knells the toll of parting day” (Line 1) and “The plowman homeward plods his weary way” (Line 3) provide imagery that allows the reader to visualize the setting.

2. C. Personification occurs when things that are not human are assigned human characteristics.  

3. B. The ABAB rhyme scheme remains consistent throughout the poem.

4. A. Gray calls to mind Milton’s famous elegy with his description of the pastoral setting.