Which of the following statements about Pope's An Essay on Criticism are correct?

1. A. It analyses the causes of faulty criticism and praises the great critics of antiquity.
2. B. It analyses the causes of faulty criticism and describes the good critic.
3. C. It analyses the structure of a good essay and praises great critics.
4. D. It analyses how to turn a good essay into good criticism.
5. E. It analyses Wordsworth's poetry and praises great critics.

1. AA and B only
2. BA, B and C only
3. CC, D and E only
4. DA and D only

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Correct answer: A. A and B only

Explanation

The Essay (1711) diagnoses pride, partial learning and false taste in Part II, praises Aristotle, Horace, Quintilian and Longinus in Part III, and sketches the ideal critic. Wordsworth was born in 1770.