Dunciad: Mock epic and parallels to Rape of the Lock (another satire) E

The Dunciad A Mock Epic?Honors EnglishThe 4th book of the Dunciad describes the fall and slow death of the English society that erst taught him all the things he knew. He lashes come forward at his critics, accusers, and nay Sayers in his allegorical poem. It symbolizes a mock epic because of the elaborate use of words, profession on inspiration from a higher force, and using his work not so much to tell a story, but to point out the faults of a social order that cant or chooses not to see what theyre really doing.It opens withYet, yet a moment, one confuse ray of lightIndulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night Line 1, A.P.Suspend a while your force inertly strong, Then take at once the Poet, and the song. Line 7, A.P.In tradition of the epic, Alexander calls for the aide of an outside power. He doesnt maintain the rules completely, and replaces the muse with Chaos and Night, but does this only to enforce what hes trying to do with his point and gives you a picture of where hes g oing next. In epics, theres always a competitiveness or a scene that is brazenly described, adding drama, making it a piffling more important and draws the reader in. When Alexander Pope describes the room as the educators stand before the Goddess, and the scene where Dullness triumphs over everything that breathes life into human creativity, he makes it a point to describe each scene as a play-by-play battle in itself. An advocate of the empr...