Neoclassical > Poetry > Intro
The heroic couplets of Dryden and Pope are quintessential examples
of Neoclassical poetry, with its emphasis on balance, harmony, smoothness
and artifice. Regular meter, carefully controlled rhyme, and masterful
use of difficult rhetorical and figurative devices, often imitating
those found in Greek and Latin poetry, characterized this work. In
addition, many Neoclassical poets either wrote in Greek and (especially)
Latin themselves or, more frequently, freely translated and adapted
famous classical poetry for a modern audience.
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