Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" has its foundation in an amorous joke played by the young Lord Petre on Miss Arabella Fermor. ... The second, hugely important function of the sylphs in "The Rape of the Lock" is to ensure that the mood of the poem remains light and airy. ... In fact all satire is largely descended from the classical Greek and Roman literatures, something which one must find fascinating, given the particular nature of Pope's "The Rape of the Lock". ... It is here that we also come to realise how utterly important Pope's inclusion of the sylphs and spirits ...

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One of the best examples of a Mock Epic is Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. ... In The Rape of the Lock, Pope exhausts much energy preparing the audience for a "battle" (card game) that will shortly take place, that of English intrigue at Hampton Court. ... The Rape of the Lock discloses Pope's thoughts concerning the consequence of beauty upon women as distinctive persons, a variety of males, religion and the public at large. ... In the Rape of the Lock Pope reveals the effects beauty has on other people. ... The Rape of the Lock links comedy but nonetheless biting social sati...

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