Question

Johnson’s poem London (1738) is modeled on which of Juvenal’s Satires?

• A. First Satire
• B. Third Satire
• C. Tenth Satire
• D. Sixth Satire

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Third Satire

• London is an imitation of Juvenal’s Third Satire.

• Juvenal’s satire dealt with the corruption and vices of Rome.

• Johnson adapted it to criticize the corruption of 18th-century London.