English & Literature Who is Ben Jonson from Rhyme's Reason: A Guide to English Verse and what is their importance? Asked by bookragstutor on 25 Oct 12:59 Last updated by anonymous on 12 Mar 15:01
Ben Jonson was a writer contemporary with Shakespeare. Hollander uses a poem by Jonson, "A Fit of Rime against Rime" to illustrate the belief among some writers of the era that rhyme was artificial and should be excluded from English verse.
