Identify the correct statements concerning the respective genre:

1. A. An epistle is a letter-form literary genre.
2. B. An epigraph is an inscription on a tomb.
3. C. An epigram is a short, witty poem.
4. D. An epitaph is a formal opening statement of a work.
5. E. An epyllion is a short poem in epic metre.

1. AA, B and C only
2. BB, D and A only
3. CA, C and E only
4. DD, C and E only

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Correct answer: C. A, C and E only

Explanation

B and D swap two terms: the inscription on a tomb is an epitaph, while an epigraph is a quotation placed at the opening of a work. Epistle, epigram and epyllion (a 'little epic', e.g. Keats's Lamia) are correctly defined.