Question: what are the main characteristics of neoclassical poetry?
Answer: Characteristics of Neoclassical Poetry: No Passionate Lyricism: lyrical quality, no passion, feelings and emotions. Objectivity: miseries, hardships and problems. Poetic Diction: different language, decorum, specific style and mannerism. Heroic Couplet: real masters, thirty thousand heroic couplets, Dryden and Pope.