Q: If Pope is not a poet, where can poetry be found? Who made this observation?
a) John Dryden
b) Thomas Shadwell
c) Thomas Carew
d) Dr Johnson
Correct answer: d) Dr Johnson
Explanation of English Literature MCQs
Dr John was a famous literary critic back in the 1700s. He wrote in the life of Pope, "If people be not a poet, where is poetry to be found? Many people felt the same way but he was believing that none could equal Pope in his mastery of the heroic couplets. The heroic couplets are a descriptively simple poetic form, but it's really difficult to do without becoming repetitive.
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