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Enlightenment: Rape of the Lock

February 7, 2016
By ncarolyn SILVER, Mission Hills, California
ncarolyn SILVER, Mission Hills, California
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I've just read the Rape of the Lock

An epic poem that leaves you in shock 

It's a narrative poem that describe's this young girl

Who from the start is doomed to lose a curl

Written during the Enlightenment period 

A time where you weren't soo serious

 A time of questioning and exploration 

And to rethink their nation 

yet, it was considered rebellious action 

Enlightenment thinking would be seen as an infraction 

But many, such as Pope who wrote the Rape of the Lock 

used satire and allusions to make the audience talk.



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