Essay Archive - Alex's Analysis of Any Abject Abuse
Alex's Analysis of Any Abject Abuse
The destruction of the grand style of the epic is just what Pope was
after in his mock epic, "The Rape of the Lock." Pope had no such universal goal,
or moral pronouncements to make as did Milton. His purpose was merely to expose
the life of the nobility of his time. While Milton chose blank verse to express
the immensity of the landscape of his epic, Pope chose to utilize the heroic
couplet to trivialize this grandeur. Pope's quick wit bounces the reader along
his detailed description of his parlor-room epic. His content is purposefully
trivial, hi....
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