Question

Samuel Johnson’s verse satires London and The Vanity of Human Wishes were modeled on which Roman poet’s works?

• A. Horace
• B. Juvenal
• C. Virgil
• D. Ovid

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Juvenal

• Johnson’s satires closely followed Juvenal’s style.

• London (1738) is an imitation of Juvenal’s Third Satire.

• The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) is based on Juvenal’s Tenth Satire.