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Did Spenser have a significant impact on later poets?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Only on Shakespeare

  • Only on Milton

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Spenser's poetry has had a major influence on later poets, from the Romantic poets to the modernist poets of the 20th century. His use of allegory, his rich imagery, and his musical language have all been admired by poets from different eras and traditions. Some of the poets who have been influenced by Spenser include John Milton, William Wordsworth, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and T. S. Eliot.
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