Canto II
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Canto II is the second section of Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock," continuing the satirical narrative of high society and its trivial conflicts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canto II (The Rape of the Lock) | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canto
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poem section ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | contemporary high-society incident ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ariel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belinda NERFINISHED ⓘ sylphs ⓘ the Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | mock-epic ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Belinda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
exaggeration of trivial events
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parody of epic conventions ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
continues satirical depiction of high society
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develops the mock-heroic tone ⓘ prepares for the cutting of Belinda’s lock ⓘ |
| partOf | The Rape of the Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | second canto ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Canto I (The Rape of the Lock)
NERFINISHED
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Canto III (The Rape of the Lock) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | aristocratic London society ⓘ |
| theme |
mock-heroic treatment of minor conflicts
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satire of social vanity ⓘ triviality of aristocratic concerns ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | final five-canto version of The Rape of the Lock ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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