Elegy in a Country Churchyard
by G. K. Chesterton

The men that worked for England
They have their graves at home:
And birds and bees of England
About the cross can roam

But they that fought for England,
Following a falling star,
Alas, alas for England
They have their graves afar

And they that rule in England,
In stately conclave met
Alas, alas for England
They have no graves as yet
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*The author of the poem uses satire in order to…

A. insult the laborers in England.
B. describe the war in England.
C. support England's burial practices
D.criticize England's rulers