Question

Dryden's "An Essay of Dramatic Poesy" gives us his views on A. the use of poetic language in stage drama. B. the contribution of drama to British literature. C. the symbolic importance of flora in literary writing. D. the importance of grammatical structure in the English language.

Answer 1

Dryden gives his ideas on the use of poetic language in stage drama in An Essay of Dramatic Poesy. With his 4 characters who represent his contemporaries in literature at  the time, Dryden claims that rhyming is more effective then blank verse in drama.