Canto II

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Canto II is the second section of Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock," continuing the satirical narrative of high society and its trivial conflicts.

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instanceOf canto ⓘ
poem section ⓘ
author Alexander Pope ⓘ
basedOn contemporary high-society incident ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain ⓘ
featuresCharacter Ariel ⓘ
Belinda ⓘ
sylphs ⓘ
the Baron ⓘ
genre mock-epic ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Belinda ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm heroic couplets ⓘ
literaryMovement Augustan literature ⓘ
literaryTechnique exaggeration of trivial events ⓘ
parody of epic conventions ⓘ
satire ⓘ
meter iambic pentameter ⓘ
narrativeFunction continues satirical depiction of high society ⓘ
develops the mock-heroic tone ⓘ
prepares for the cutting of Belinda’s lock ⓘ
partOf The Rape of the Lock ⓘ
positionInWork second canto ⓘ
relatedWork Canto I (The Rape of the Lock) ⓘ
Canto III (The Rape of the Lock) ⓘ
setting aristocratic London society ⓘ
theme mock-heroic treatment of minor conflicts ⓘ
satire of social vanity ⓘ
triviality of aristocratic concerns ⓘ
workContainedIn final five-canto version of The Rape of the Lock ⓘ
workPeriod 18th century ⓘ

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