A. John Dryden
B. Henry Vaughan
C. Alexander Pope
D. Ben Jonson
Related Mcqs:
- This famous neoclassical poet wrote on profound themes such as death, but he also had a lighter side. He once wrote an ode to a cat drowned in a tub of gold fishes ?
A. Alexander Pope
B. William Collins
C. Thomas Gray
D. Ben Jonson - Which of the following would a neoclassical poet be most likely to use as a central theme in his or her poetry ?
A. The plight of common, ordinary people
B. A celebration of the medieval
C. A satirical representation of current events
D. A warm remembrance of childish idealism - A neoclassical poet would be most likely to compose a poem celebrating which of the following ideals ?
A. Passionate love
B. Emotional restraint
C. Revolution against tyranny
D. Communion with the natural world - His “To Penthurst” is considered to be one of the primary texts of the neoclassical movement ?
A. Sir John Denham
B. Ben Jonson
C. Thomas Carew
D. John Dryden - Which of the following was NOT considered a proper form of literary expression in the Neoclassical Period ?
A. The essay
B. Satire
C. Blank verse poetry
D. The rhymed couplet - Which of the following is not a common feature of neoclassical poetry ?
A. Imitation of classical forms and allusion to mythology
B. An effort to represent human nature
C. Use of the rhymed couplet
D. Fantastic comparisons - Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?
A. William Blake
B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
C. Samuel Johnson
D. William Wordsworth - John Donne is, in some sense, the originator of metaphysical poetry. But who is most closely associated with the “founding” of neoclassical poetry ?
A. William Wordsworth
B. Alexander Pope
C. Ben Jonson
D. George Herbert - Most neoclassical poets viewed the world in terms of a strictly ordered hierarchy. What was this hierarchy called ?
A. The Way of the World
B. The Foundational Ladder
C. The Order of Angels
D. The Great Chain of Being - Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?
A. William Blake
B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
C. Samuel Johnson
D. William Wordsworth
