Choose the correct answer
Which literary device is used in The Rape of the Lock to elevate a trivial event to epic grandeur, often with humor?
A) Sonnet
B) Mock Epic
C) Tragedy
D) Allegory
Mock Epic
The line “This casket India's glowing gems unlocks” reverses normal word order. What is this technique called?
A) Hyperbole
B) Anastrophe (inversion)
C) Onomatopoeia
D) Rhetorical question
Anastrophe (inversion)
The contrast between "Puffs, powders, patches, bibles, billet-doux" suggests which literary device?
A) Juxtaposition
B) Onomatopoeia
C) simile
D) metaphor
Juxtaposition
Pope compares Belinda’s dressing table to a sacred altar. This is an example of:
A) Hyperbole
B) Epic Simile
C) Irony
D) Allegory
Epic Simile
The repetition of consonant sounds in “Puffs, powders, patches” is an example of:
A) Enjambment
B) Assonance
C) Alliteration
D) Paradox
Alliteration
"The various off’rings of the world appear" makes beauty products seem like sacred gifts. What device is this?
A) Symbolism
B) Metaphor
C) Irony
D) Hyperbole
Metaphor
The detailed, exaggerated description of Belinda’s beauty preparations mimics what feature of traditional epics?
A) The hero’s journey
B) The invocation to the Muse
C) The battle between good and evil
D) The arming scene
The arming scene
Which of the following BEST describes the tone of The Rape of the Lock?
A) Solemn and tragic
B) Lighthearted and satirical
C) Melancholic and nostalgic
D) Angry and bitter
Lighthearted and satirical
The structure of The Rape of the Lock follows the organization of a classical epic by using which formal division?
A) Sonnets
B) Cantos
C) Stanzas
D) Acts
Cantos
The phrase “awful beauty puts on all its arms” turns makeup into an epic battle. This is an example of:
A) Satire
B) Heroic exaggeration (hyperbole)
C) Metaphor
D) Alliteration
Heroic exaggeration (hyperbole)
Which aspect of epic poetry does Pope imitate by beginning The Rape of the Lock with an invocation to the Muse?
A) The use of supernatural beings
B) The presence of a tragic hero
C) The traditional epic opening
D) The division into cantos
The traditional epic opening
Pope’s description of Belinda’s beauty ritual mirrors which of the following epic conventions?
A) The invocation of the muse before the recounting of a great battle
B) The arming of the hero before battle
C) The descent into the underworld for wisdom
D) The hero’s moment of divine recognition
The arming of the hero before battle
The phrase “awful beauty ” turns makeup into an epic battle. This is an example of:
A) Satire
B) oxymoron
C) Metaphor
D) Alliteration
oxymoron
How does Pope make fun of the aristocratic society in The Rape of the Lock?
A) By portraying trivial matters as grand events
B) By depicting their downfall in a tragic manner
C) By writing in simple, plain language
D) By directly insulting the upper class
By portraying trivial matters as grand events
The mention of "bibles" among Belinda’s beauty products in the passage serves what ironic function?
A) It suggests a conflict between vanity and religious piety
B) It highlights the trivialization of sacred objects in a world obsessed with appearance
C) Both A and B
Both A and B