Epistle to a Lady

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Epistle to a Lady is a verse essay by Alexander Pope that explores themes of female virtue, morality, and social conduct within his larger Moral Essays.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf didactic poem
poem
verse essay
addresses a female addressee
author Alexander Pope NERFINISHED
authorGender male
belongsTo English neoclassical poetry
concerns ideal female character
social expectations of women
virtue in high society
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
genre poetry
verse essay
hasAuthorNationality English
hasForm didactic epistle
hasHistoricalContext Augustan age in Britain
hasMoralFocus conduct literature tradition
practical ethics
language English
literaryForm epistle
literaryMovement Augustan literature NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod Neoclassicism NERFINISHED
literaryTechnique didacticism
moral reflection
satire
meter heroic couplets
originalLanguage English
partOf Moral Essays NERFINISHED
period 18th century literature
relatedAuthor Alexander Pope NERFINISHED
relatedWork Moral Essays NERFINISHED
rhymeScheme rhymed couplets
theme character
ethics
female virtue
gender roles
human nature
morality
social conduct
workOf Alexander Pope NERFINISHED
writtenIn rhymed iambic pentameter

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