What is the name of the sylph who travels to the Cave of Spleen in, 'The Rape of Lock'?
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A.
Umbriel
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B.
Ariel
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C.
Gabriel
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D.
Uriel
Correct Answer:
A. Umbriel
Explanation:
In Alexander Pope's mock-epic poem The Rape of the Lock, Umbriel is the melancholy gnome who journeys to the Cave of Spleen. Drawing inspiration from the French novel Comte de Gabalis, Pope depicts Umbriel collecting a bag of sighs, sobs, and emotional outbursts, along with a vial that he empties over Belinda and her friend Thalestris. This act intensifies Belinda's feelings of anger and grief.
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