What is the final battle in The Rape of the Lock, and how does Pope present it in a mock-epic style? Your answer should be at least one hundred words.
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The final battle in The Rape of the Lock, and how does Pope present it in a mock-epic style are as follows:
- The mock-heroic narrative, The Rape of the Lock, written by Alexander Pope. In this when Clarissa fails to calm Belinda down, at the Baron Belinda throws a handful snuff. This is the beginning of battle. The final battle is the culmination of the mock-heroic military action's long sequence's culmination.
- This is a mock epic because of the juxtaposition of trivial subject matter. And another reason behind it is its grandeur style.
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This final battle of the Rape of the Lock is the mixture of the long sequence of mock-heroic actions.
Explanation:
- Pope invokes the Roman gods who were most active in the war front, and hints to the Aeneid (a Latin epic poem), comparing the enduring Baron to Aeneas, who had left love to become the founder of Rome.
- Belinda’s tossing of the snuff makes a turning point, as suited to the scale of this little important battle.
- Pope gives an elaborate history as per the customs of a true epic.
- The mock-heroic ending of the poem is designed to complement the lady.
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