ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The school of neoclassical poetry, dated between 1660 and 1798, marked a return to the classic Greek and Roman conventions of poetry. Major characteristics included the use of allusions, the heroic couplet, strict meter and rhyme, and topics discussed in the public sphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neoclassical Poetry is a type of poetry, which follows the pattern of. poetry authored by the poets of ancient time i.e., Greek and Rome. Pope and Dryden were the leading writers, who deviated from the. traditional schools of poetry and sought guidance in the works of. ancient Greek and Roman writers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The acknowledged master of the heroic couplet and one of the primary tastemakers of the Augustan age, British writer Alexander Pope was a central figure in the Neoclassical movement of the early 18th century.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pope’s education was affected by the recently enacted Test Acts, a series of English penal laws that upheld the status of the established Church of England, banning Catholics from teaching, attending a university, voting, and holding public office on penalty of perpetual imprisonment.