Pope
An Essay on Man Part 1
An Essay on Man Part 2
The Rape of the Lock Part 1
The Rape of the Lock Part 2
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About how tall was Alexander Pope?
About five feet tall
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What Epistle did we read?
Number 2 out of 4.
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What type of couplet does Pope use to write the poem?
Heroic Couplet- is a pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter that work together to express an idea or point. The heroic couplet is based on ancient Greek and Roman poets in their heroic epics. Example from An Essay on Man: "Know thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man."
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"Here thou, great Anna!" Who is Anna?
Anna is referring to Queen Anne who ruled Great Britain and Ireland and possibly France.
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"There stands a structure of majestic frame,...", what is the majestic frame Pope is referring to?
Hampton Court, the royal palace.
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What is Alexander Pope's religion?
Roman Catholic
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"Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much:" What era do you think this quote is from?
The English Enlightenment and Neoclassicism era
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"The proper study of mankind is man". What does Pope imply when he says this?
Pope is stating that man studies man to become more intelligent and to advance more in society.
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Who cuts Belinda's hair?
The Baron
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Who helps the Baron cut Belinda's hair?
Clarissa because she did not like Belinda's vanity.
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How old was Alexander Pope when his first publication was put out?
Pope was eighteen years old.
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An Essay on Man is an satire, about what exactly?
Pope is examining society's morals and what he thought of them and how he thought society should act.
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True or False: Pope claimed An Essay on Man when it was first published
False Pope did not claim An Essay on Man until 1735.
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True or False: The Baron feels sorry after he cuts off Belinda's hair so he returns it to her and apologizes.
False: Belinda tells the Baron he should not have taken her hair and he ignores her.
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Who starts the argument between the men and women, mainly Belinda and the Baron?
Belinda because she wants to recover her hair.
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What two stories did Pope translate from into English?
The Odyssey and the Iliad.
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True or False: The ideas used in An Essay on Man were inspired by Neoclassicists beliefs.
True, because Pope was influenced by the classical poetry and was a Neoclassicist.
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"With too much knowledge for the skeptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride,..." What literary element do these lines represent?
End rhyme
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Who warns Belinda about her night?
Ariel who is like her guardian angel.
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Where does Umbriel go to gather a vial of "soft sobs, melting griefs, and flowing tears" and a bag of "sighs, sobs, and passions"? Then Umbriel empties the bag and vial on who?
Umbriel goes to the the underworld to receive the items and he empties them on Belinda and her friend.
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What were Alexander Pope beliefs that he expressed in his writings?
Alexander Pope thought that society needed a change and that they needed to follow the ways of the Roman and Greek authors of classical civilization.
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What does Pope believe life is about in An Essay on Man?
Pope expresses that man is blinded by emotions and overthinking life when it should be easily structured.
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Paraphrase the theme expressed in An Essay on Man.
Pope believes that society is focusing too much on their emotions and other activities and not on how the country on how it should be ran.
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What do the partygoers do at the party?
They play an intense game of cards and drink coffee afterwards.
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"Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravish'd hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!" What is meant by these lines from the poem?
Pope is implying that Belinda's hair has become a constellation.
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