To answer the question, consider the poems “elegy written in a country church” by thomas gray and “a nocturnal reverie” by anne finch. what is pre-romantic about gray’s concern for the unknown dead of a country graveyard and finch’s loving attention to humble “creatures”? both poets have taken the pre-romantic ideas and turned them upside down and inside out through their unique interpretations. both poets are concerned about their poetic ambitions and hope to further their work through these pursuits. both poets imply that value and dignity lie in the simple beauties of life, not in ambitious pursuits.