Essay Three: The Rape of the Lock Alexander Pope wrote this humorous poem as a way to mend a broken family relationship. He originally wrote this poem in two cantos‚ which some considered to be perfect. However‚ Pope felt like there should be more to the story‚ therefore he added the “machinery” and expanded the poem to five cantos. The Rape of the Lock contains literary elements of satire‚ epic poetry‚ juxtaposition‚ and chiasmus in order to formulate a mock epic. In the beginning of canto one
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Rakesh Ramanjulu Professor Sarah Rice ENGL 216-B05 13 July 2011 Mock Epic of “The Rape of the Lock” “The Rape of the Lock” written by Alexander Pope is an intriguing poem in its whole. He makes this poem into an epic mock. Where he writes about how ridiculous the group he associates with have an “epic” card match over a lock of hair. “The Rape of the Lock” overall shows us how high society quarrels can resemble a great epic. Pope use of the mock epic was well written where a reader cannot
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THE RAPE OF THE LOCK SUMMARY Belinda arises to prepare for the day’s social activities after sleeping late. Her guardian sylph‚ Ariel‚ warned her in a dream that some disaster will befall her‚ and promises to protect her to the best of his abilities. Belinda takes little notice of this oracle‚ however. After an elaborate ritual of dressing and primping‚ she travels on the Thames River to Hampton Court Palace‚ an ancient royal residence outside of London‚ where a group of wealthy young socialites
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Analysis: Themes and Form The Rape of the Lock is a humorous indictment of the vanities and idleness of 18th-century high society. Basing his poem on a real incident among families of his acquaintance‚ Pope intended his verses to cool hot tempers and to encourage his friends to laugh at their own folly. The poem is perhaps the most outstanding example in the English language of the genre of mock-epic. The epic had long been considered one of the most serious of literary forms; it had been applied
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Analysis of the rape of the lock Alexander pope is considered one of the greatest poets of enlightenment‚ the age of reason which refers to the time of the guiding intellectual movement. It covers about a century and a half in Europe especially in France and Switzerland. The physical defects that pope suffers made him an easy target for heartless mockery‚ he wrote “the rape of the lock” to satirize a petty squabble by comparing it to the epic world of gods. It was based on an
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The Rape of the Lock Alexander Pope What mighty contests rise from trivial things‚ I sing--This verse to Caryl‚ Muse! is due: This‚ ev’n Belinda may vouchsafe to view: Slight is the subject‚ but not so the praise‚ If she inspire‚ and he approve my lays. Say what strange motive‚ Goddess! could compel A well-bred lord t’ assault a gentle belle? O say what stranger cause‚ yet unexplor’d‚ Could make a gentle belle reject a lord? In tasks so bold‚ can little men engage‚ And in soft bosoms
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Introduction: Belinda is the most famous character in Pope’s poetry. She is a bundle of contradictions. On one hand‚ she is the object of satire; on the other hand‚ she is the goddess of beauty and charm. In fact‚ Pope invokes her blessings as if she were the goddess of poetry. At another place‚ she is the representative of the decadent aristocratic society. Through her character‚ Pope describes the flippancy and depravity of the English society of the eighteenth century. Essentially here
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Reading Response-The Rape of the Lock What are some of the images that recur through the poem‚ and what significance do they have? The Rape of the Lock is a very good example of mock epic poetry. The poem concerns a feud between two Catholic families‚ the Petres and the Fermors. Lord Petre cuts a lock from Arabella Fermor’s hair. Arabella and her family were very upset by this incident. Pope appears to write the poem in order to help bring peace between the two families in hopes they will
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February 2012 Alexander Pope’s use of the Mock-Epic Conventions in The Rape of the Lock Many authors use mock-epic conventions when writing poetry. Mock-epic convention‚ by definition‚ is a type of satire that treats petty human occurrences as if they were extraordinary or heroic. Mock-epics often will be parodies of serious classical epics‚ but in a more humorous way. Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem‚ The Rape of the Lock‚ is one of the best known examples of the use of characteristics of epic
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The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century 1660: Charles II restored to the throne 1688-89: The GloriousRevolution.deposition of James IIand accession of William of Orange 1700: Death of John Dryden 1707: Act of Union unites Scotland and England‚ which thus became “Great Britain” 1714:Rule by Hanover begins with accession of George I 1744-45: Deaths of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift 1784: Death of Jonathan Swift Neoclassicism: An Introduction • Neoclassicism dominated
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