Canto V
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Canto V is the final section of Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock," in which the narrative’s satirical treatment of high society and its trivial conflicts reaches its climax and resolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canto
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poem section ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationContext | 1717 five-canto edition of The Rape of the Lock ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | dispute over the stolen lock of hair ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
reconciliation after social conflict
ⓘ
transformation of the lock into a celestial object ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ariel
NERFINISHED
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Belinda NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnomes ⓘ Sylphs ⓘ the Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | mock-epic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
heroic couplets
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parody of epic conventions ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
climax
ⓘ
resolution ⓘ |
| partOf | The Rape of the Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final canto ⓘ |
| setting | London high society ⓘ |
| symbolism | lock of hair as emblem of fame and vanity ⓘ |
| theme |
gender and power dynamics
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satire of high society ⓘ social manners ⓘ triviality of aristocratic conflicts ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| tone |
mock-heroic
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satirical ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | The Rape of the Lock (final five-canto version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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