John Skelton (1460?-1529) was one of the first major poets to write in Early Modern English.
For the GRE Literature exam, all you need to know is that he lent his name to "skeltonic" or "skeltonical" verse, which is a term for rhymed couplets of irregular meter used for comic effect.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
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