Which two of the following are odes in the Horatian manner?

1. A. Jonson, 'To the Immortal Memory… of Sir Lucius Cary and Sir H. Morison'
2. B. Marvell, 'An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland'
3. C. Pope, 'Ode on Solitude'
4. D. Tennyson, 'Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington'

1. AA and B only
2. BB and D only
3. CB and C only
4. DA and D only

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Correct answer: C. B and C only

Explanation

Marvell's ode and Pope's 'Ode on Solitude' use calm, regular, meditative stanzas. Jonson's Cary–Morison ode is the first English Pindaric (turn, counter-turn, stand), and Tennyson's Wellington ode is irregular.