ENGC37H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Heroic Couplet, Enjambment, Catholic Church
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A description of the morning : q#5 the youthkettle edge line 9-10. [now] moves us and helps to order/org. us: q#6- very dramatic- something being conveyed. Alexander pope 1688-1744: middle class, roman catholic troy-10 miles act cant live w/n 10 miles of. Disabled from scoliosis-may have interfered w/ his relationship w/ women. Heroic couplet: rhymed lines of iambic pentameter, balance w/ lots of comparisons, couplet leads itself to aphorisms (wise sayings, what effect is produced by heroic couplet, tries to use restriction as strength. The rape of the lock: based on real life incident: arabella fermor- belinda, lord petrie-the baron, neither side wins the lockeit turns into comet, caryll become fam. muse. What is pope making: picked own projects, aim to clarify ambiguity of the poem intended meaning, women, epic form, society shallowness, failure to rise to epic standards. Has to maintain balance b/t insult and satire. Canto 3-battle of the cards help underscore arabellas cleverness.
