Identify the writer who first used blank verse in English poetry ?
Correct answer: C. Earl of Surrey
- A. Sir Thomas Wyatt
- B. William Shakespeare
- C. Earl of Surrey
- D. Milton
Explanation
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, introduced blank verse into English poetry through his translation of parts of Virgil’s Aeneid. Shakespeare later made blank verse especially prominent in drama, while Milton used it magnificently in Paradise Lost.
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