Literature analysis D7
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the following from The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume C: by Stephen Greenblatt
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o Jonathan Swift
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“A Modest Proposal”
o Alexander Pope
The Rape of the Lock
o Jonathan Swift
“The Lady’s Dressing Room”
o Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
“The Reasons That Induced Dr. Swift to Write a Poem Called the Lady’s Dressing Room”
o Alexander Pope
“Epistle 2. To a Lady”
o Anne Ingram, Viscountess Irwin
“An Epistle to Mr. Pope, Occasioned by his Characters of Women”
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Prompt 3
Recognize that a mock epic is a long, humorous narrative poem that treats a trivial subject in the grand elevated style of a true epic, such as Paradise Lost.
a. Identify what Pope is mocking in The Rape of the Lock.
b. Identify what elements he borrows from other epics to achieve his purpose.
c. Identify whether or not he is successful in making his point. Justify your rationale.
d. Support your post with MLA cited examples/quotes from each text.
