When we read this poem in its entirety, it seems clear that whilst the original purpose of the poem may hold true, Pope certainly viewed his poem as an "adventitious vehicle for satire" . ... It is interesting that one of the truly outstanding satirical poems of the Augustan age has also been described as the "generic model" for the Augustan mock epic. As the term suggests, the mock epic genre parodies the classical epic; it is constructed around the same basic formula and employs the same devices and conventions as the epic itself, yet is based around so trivial a subject that it can only be...

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In this poem she uses a highly intelligent and scathing verbal irony. ... The poem also has traces of situational and cosmic irony. ... One difference between the last poem, "Middle Passage," and the other two are that the authors of the previous poems lived during the time of slavery and had personal experience with the peculiar institution. ... In "Middle Passage" Hayden uses standard epic conventions and devices and alters and inverts them to his liking. His inversion technique of the epic has been called by some critics an "ant-epic." ...

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Lyrical libido refers to the development of the sexual nature in poems as a literary devise using erotic allusion, narrative, or imagery within various poetic structures. ... Homer's Iliad established the prominence of the epic. Although epic poetry and lyric poetry were cohabitants of ancient literature, epic poetry had a public dominance with its emphasis on legend, myth, and masculine adventure. ... Traditionally, a lyre accompanied the lyric poem. ... With this peak of male sexual fantasy, the magical proportions of a sonnet are practiced as the poem displays an abrupt Volta. ...

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Also, he focuses on theatre and literature (comedy, tragedy and epic). ... A poem may also be deeply descriptive, metaphorical and rhythmic resulting in the perfect harmony of written work and song. Homers the Iliad and the odyssey are some of the most recognized examples of epic poems written in that period, describing the story of Achilles and the end of the Trojan war, followed by the outstanding adventures of Odysseus. ...

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From the notable to the obscure the variety of translation gives us an unusual opportunity, one to criticize and secondly to develop our own ideas on the original intent of the epic. ... The feel of the poem, the originality is somehow lost when the said epic is translated to plain English. ... To be frank, the Seamus Heaney translation leaves some readers looking for more, those who know of the epic's origin would be left unsatisfied. ...

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Many historians consider him the "modern man" because of his innovative poems focusing on individuality. ... He wanted to restore the ideals of Ancient Rome by unifying Italy and wrote a Latin epic, Africa, which dealt with the results of the Punic Wars. ...

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Different authors use various figures of speech to present their characters in plays or poems. ... Finally, this section will also compare the two characters with that of Satan, the major character in the poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton. ... Satan: Milton's Paradise Lost In the epic poem of Paradise Lost by John Milton, Satan who is one of the characters is also depicted as a villainous character that is up to causing rifts and disturbance due to his quest for power and authority (Milton 58). He is the main villain of the great heroic poem presented as the epitome of evil incarnate....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate