Identify the writer of the following lines taken from a mock-epic narrative poem which is based on an event recounted by his friend John Caryll and satirizes a minor incident in life.
This Nymph, to the Destruction of Mankind,
Nourish'd two Locks, which graceful hung behind
In equal Curls, and well conspir'd to deck
With shining Ringlets the smooth Iv'ry Neck
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A.
John Dryden
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B.
Samuel Pepys
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C.
John Evelyn
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D.
Alexander Pope
Correct Answer:
D. Alexander Pope
Explanation:
These lines, from Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock," are an example of a mock-heroic poem that satirizes a family dispute. Therefore, option (d) is the correct choice.
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