Alexander Pope’s poem, “Ode on Solitude,” sets a very peaceful mood. The relaxed language that Pope chooses to use makes the calm, routine lifestyle of a farmer seem more appealing than usual. He focuses on the idea of using only one’s own means to survive while living completely alone but he does not make it ...
“How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot The world forgetting, by the world forgot Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind Each prayer accepted, and each wish resigned” This is a quote by Alexander Pope. It takes a while to absorb the essence of this quote. I was blown away the first time I read it. ...
Jonathan Swift was one of the premier voices of England during the Enlightenment. At his height, his pen was thought to be the most powerful force in England and was widely feared. An ordained Anglican minister, he became the Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. While he is widely known for his attacks on ...
The Rape of the Lock is an example of Alexander Pope’s mastery of the usage of the heroic couplet and of his brilliant satire. Any passage within this poem holds vast information on the style of Pope and how it is typical of him. I chose the first twenty lines of the work to examine ...
The story of Phillis Wheatley is one of tragedy, though it can also be deemed one of the greatest stories about the excellence of the human spirit ever told. Born circa 1754, Wheatley was kidnapped from Africa and into slavery and sold to John and Susannah Wheatley of Boston, MA, around 1761. During captivity the ...
The Dunciad’s third book is a portrait of Alexander Pope’s attitude towards the battle of the ancients and the moderns. He satirizes the growing popularity of common booksellers and the pulp, mass producing publishers of Grubstreet. He launches his attacks in the mock-heroic form in which he uses satirical praise to highlight the lowly opinion ...