Part one of term paper
Alexander Pope adds a little twist to the typical epic poem in his poem The Rape of the Lock. Pope uses the characteristics of the traditional epic poem. He uses Characteristics such as invoking a muse as well as the poem itself being a long narration. He also announces the theme as well as having his main character gain wisdom from a dre ...

Part two of term paper
... dates back to the times when all literature was spoken and passed on by word of mouth. The muse was invoked to help the poet or writer remember the lines of a poem or story. Pope invokes the muse John Caryll who is a friend of his. This is very typical in epic poetry. Another aspect Pope uses is that his main character Belinda gains wisdom from a dream. Ariel is a Sylph that guides Belinda. When Belinda was asleep Ariel came into her dream to tell her to “Beware of all, but most beware o ...