Dryden's poems documented the tumultuous politics of the late seventeenth century. His first important poem commemorated the dea
th of Oliver Cromwell. Two years later, his next important poem celebrated the return of Charles II. Despite the historical subject matter of his poems, Dryden used forms and styles that would become popular in the eighteenth century. His poems often featured...... , rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter. His..... verses paved the way for the infamous wit of Alexander Pope.
Heroic couplets are a traditional form of English poetry. They consist of a rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter. These were often used by authors such as Dryden, Alexander Pope and Chaucer. They also commonly appear in epic and narrative poetry.
Satirical writing, on the other hand, describes a type of writing that tries to make fun of certain individuals, institutions, corporations or the government. Satire tries to highlight the vices, abuses and follies of these characters, most often in order to encourage social change.
