Dryden is significant to english literature because
a. he critiqued the great english masters.
b. he was relieved by the return of the monarchy.
c. he influenced the style of the english language.
d. he was friends with william shakespeare and ben jonson.

John Dryden is one of the well-known English poets in the Literary world. He was also renowned as the greatest playwright. John Dryden is important to English Literature because of his style of the English language which greatly influenced literature. The answer is option C.