Complete the following sentence. In Pope's The Rape of the Lock, elevated language functions primarily to______________?
Correct answer: B. set up the parody of the pretensions of the characters and their concerns.
- A. demonstrate the importance of the topic.
- B. set up the parody of the pretensions of the characters and their concerns.
- C. reveal the learnedness of the characters.
- D. elicit the sympathy of elite readers
Explanation
Pope uses the grand style of epic poetry to describe a trivial social incident, such as the cutting of a lock of hair. The mismatch exposes and mocks the characters’ inflated sense of the importance of their concerns.
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