The following lines taken from the ‘Essay on Criticism’ by Alexander Pope ask critics to abide by the nature.
First follow NATURE, and your Judgment frame
By her just Standard, which is still the same :
This incomplete definition of ‘nature’ was called upon by John Dennis who was the contemporary of Pope and an English critic.
Identify the essay in which he attacks Pope's ambiguous idea of ‘nature’.
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A.
Reflections Critical and ambiguous, upon a late Rhapsody, call'd, An Essay upon Ambiguity
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B.
Reflections Critical and ambiguous, upon a late Rhapsody, call'd, An Essay upon Criticism
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C.
Reflections Structural and Satyrical, upon an early Rhapsody, call'd, An Essay upon Criticism
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D.
Reflections Critical and Satyrical, upon a late Rhapsody, call'd, An Essay upon Criticism.
Correct Answer:
D. Reflections Critical and Satyrical, upon a late Rhapsody, call'd, An Essay upon Criticism.
Explanation:
In his essay "Reflections Critical and Satyrical, upon a late Rhapsody, called An Essay upon Criticism," John Dennis criticizes Pope, focusing on human nature rather than the natural world of forests, rivers, and mountains. Therefore, option (d) is the correct choice.
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