Who exemplified the role of the \peasant poet\ ?
Correct answer: D. A and C only
- A. John Clare
- B. John Keats
- C. Robert Burns
- D. A and C only
Explanation
John Clare and Robert Burns are both traditionally described as peasant poets because their poetry grew from rural life and working-class origins. Keats, although a major Romantic poet, does not fit that social and literary description.
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