Complete the following sentence. In Pope’s The Rape of the Lock, elevated language functions primarily to______________?

A. demonstrate the importance of the topic.
B. set up the parody of the pretensions of the characters and their concerns.
C. reveal the learnedness of the characters.
D. elicit the sympathy of elite readers

Correct Answer: set up the parody of the pretensions of the characters and their concerns. ✔

Last Updated: August 21, 2020