Which elegiac poem did Arnold write to commemorate his friend Arthur Hugh Clough?
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Correct answer: Thyrsis
'Thyrsis' is a pastoral elegy written by Arnold in 1866 to mourn the death of his close friend and fellow poet Arthur Hugh Clough. It is frequently compared to other great English elegies like Milton's Lycidas and Shelley's Adonais.
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