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Alexender Pope's 'The Rape Of The Lock'
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3. Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock Alexander Pope's 'The Rape Of The Lock' is a poem that is based on what was a trivial event of no major importance, yet it has certain literary styles, which I shall explore, to suggest that it has been written in the style of an epic. Hence, that is why it has been labelled as a mock-epic. The opening canto establishes its mock-epic style. From lines 13-148, the use of supernatural 'sylphs' are one of the factors that enhances this effect. The protagonist of the poem, Belinda, is visited in her dream by 'Her guardian Sylph'(I,20). Pope is here introducing the machinery of the poem; the supernatural powers that influence the action from behind the scenes. With the poem echoing major Greek and Roman epics such as Homer's 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey' in its mock-epic style, the sprites that watch over Belinda could be interpreted...
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