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GATE 2025 XH2 (English) – Question 31

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · English Literary Traditions across Time: Chaucer to contemporary English literature · 1 mark · Multiple select

Who among the following were the Cavalier Poets?

  1. Robert Herrick
  2. George Herbert
  3. Richard Lovelace
  4. Andrew Marvell

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Correct answer: (A) Robert Herrick; (C) Richard Lovelace

Explanation

Herrick and Lovelace are Cavalier poets (with Suckling and Carew). Herbert and Marvell are Metaphysical poets.