Question

It can be inferred from the passage that in addition to being a literary critic, Johnson was also a:

• A. surprisingly modern poet
• B. poet in the Augustan mode
• C. dramatist
• D. biographer

Answer 1

The correct option is D

biographer

It is a very good question. It is an inference question. Please refer to these lines “In his Life of Dryden, he defends the use of a special diction in poetry, it is true; but his reasons are all-important”. This shows that he could be a biographer.