What is the equivalent of a cadence in writing?

Identify the composer and title of the excerpt

a. Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun b. Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaire c. Stravinsky, Rite of Spring d. Copland, Appalachian Spring e. Zwilich, Concerto 1985

Based on your understanding of the transition between the Middle Ages into the Renaissance, what factors do you think most encouraged the incredible quantity and quality of playwrights writing during the time of Elizabeth I and James II?

What will be an ideal response?