Ricks has written extensively not only on the poetry of such

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Ricks has written extensively not only on the poetry of such (i)____ figures in English poetry as Milton and Housman, but also on the less obviously (ii)____ lyrics of Bob Dylan.

Blank (i)
A. obscurantist
B. arcane
C. established
Blank (ii)
D. canonical
E. popular
F. judicious

Does “as” suggest “like”?

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Roughly. However, “as” goes with “such” to form the set pattern “such ___ as ___”. In that pattern it is not correct to substitute “like”.