Alexander Pope had used the Rosicrucian philosophy as the supernatural machinery of his mock-heroic poem Rape of the Lock. As for the supernatural machinery‚ which neoclassical criticism considers indispensable for an epic‚ Pope reveals remarkable inventiveness. The sylphs of "The Rape of the Lock" are Pope’s mocking recreation of the gods who watch over the heroes of epics and guide their fortune. It is nicely fitting that Pope’s supernatural beings‚ who are supposed to imitate Homer’s deities
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The destruction of the grand style of the epic is just what Pope was after in his mock epic‚ ’The Rape of the Lock.’ Pope had no such universal goal‚ or moral pronouncements to make as did Milton. His purpose was merely to expose the life of the nobility of his time. While Milton chose blank verse to express the immensity of the landscape of his epic‚ Pope chose to utilize the heroic couplet to trivialize this grandeur. Pope’s quick wit bounces the reader along his detailed description of his parlor-room
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THE LOCK ’. Mock-epic‚ also known as mock-heroic poetry is a juxtaposition of trivial subject matter and grandeur epic style. From the fundamental point of view‚ mock-epic is nothing but the most popular neo-classical burlesque used as a double-edged satirical weapon. Batrachomyomachia‚ an anonymous parody‚ attributed to Homer‚ is most probably the earliest example of mock-epic genre. Alexander Pope was the central figure of Augustan Age‚ for his best mock-heroic poetry The Rape of the Lock‚ written
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The Interplay of the Gender Dialectic: “Dialectic”: According to the oxford dictionary the word Dialectic stands for the meaning; “The way in which two aspects of a situation affect each other.” The poem Rape of the Lock discusses the relationship between men and women and how they affect each other. Pope examines the oppressed position of women infringement on a woman’s personal space‚ her person and pride by an aggressive male (the Baron) are certainly problems not to be taken lightly. In
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incident regarding two land owning‚ Catholic families‚ the Petres & the Fermors. The young lord Petre had cut off a lock of hair from the fashionable society lady Arabella Fermor‚ and both she and her family had taken offence. Caryll suggested that Pope should ’write a poem to to make a jest of it‚ and laugh them together again’. The result was the publication of The Rape of the Lock‚ in May 1712. However due to a favourable reaction‚ Pope published an expanded version in 1714‚ containing the card
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prevents a vehicle ’s brakes from locking up and skidding during hard stops on wet or icy roads. When activated correctly‚ Anti-Lock Brake Systems (ABS) can provide drivers with the ability to stop a vehicle in shorter distances and allow for more vehicle control under heavy braking than conventional brake systems. This is especially true under wet or icy road. Anti-lock brakes are designed to prevent skidding and help drivers maintain steering control during an emergency stopping situation. In cars
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Introduction An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. The Anti-lock Braking System is designed to maintain vehicle control‚ directional stability and optimum deceleration under severe braking conditions on most road surfaces It does so by monitoring the rotational speed of each wheel and controlling the brake line pressure to each wheel during braking. This prevents the wheels from locking up.
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Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) Why are they Used is Heavy Vehicles? ABS is used to prevent car and truck accidents on our roads. Looking at statistics‚ it can be said that the introduction of ABS has reduced the amount of accidents involving heavy vehicles on our roads‚ decreasing the number of fatalities. If we are able to prevent crashes‚ this will save a lot of people’s money on repairs. Another reason that ABS is good on heavy vehicles is the saving in tyre wear. It is estimated that ABS
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Chapter Four ABS Training 4.1 What is ABS? Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) is a combination of vehicle hardware and software that work together to maintain steering control and vehicle stability during hard braking. Initially developed as a special option for topof-the-line models‚ today’s ABS units are compact‚ easy to service‚ inexpensive and widely available. Now every major automotive manufacturer offers some form of ABS vehicle control that provides safe‚ maximum braking under all weather conditions
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