This female poet lived between 630 and 612 BC on the island of Lesbos in Greece. She was considered a lyricist because the poems she wrote were to be performed with the accompaniment of a lyre.
- Sarojini Naidu
- Pindar
- Maya Angelou
- Sappho
Answer
The correct answer is D) Sappho.
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