Which of the following is not generally considered to be a neoclassical poet ?
A John Dryden
B Henry Vaughan
C Alexander Pope
D Ben Jonson
Solution
Correct Answer: Option D
Neoclassical poets used logic and sparse language to build bodies of work that define this school, including John Dryden, Oliver Goldsmith, John Milton, and Alexander Pope. Each one of these poets surfaced during one of the three major segments of the neoclassic period.
Henry Vaughan (17 April 1621 – 23 April 1695) was a Welsh metaphysical poet, author, translator and physician, writing in English. He is chiefly known for religious poetry published in Silex Scintillans in 1650, with a second part in 1655.
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