Pope even uses personification during the card game, "the King unseen lurked in her hand, and mourned the captive Queen." (p. 1236 95-96). He gives the cards emotions and the ability to mourn when another one of their cards is taken by an opponent. Pope even adds a moment where the King "falls like thunder on the prostrate ace," (1236 98). I like the fact the he uses the adjective "prostrate" because in reality the card is on it's back, and it also offers an easy target to execute someone.
I really like the fact that for one of his anti-epic moments in this piece, Pope used a card game. In card games hierarchy, Kings, Queens, Aces, all have superiority, and I think that Pope seems to be poking fun at the high class in actual society. Does Pope have a reason for the actions that he uses the anti-epic situations he describes or does do you think he'll make any situation anti-epic?
I really like the fact that for one of his anti-epic moments in this piece, Pope used a card game. In card games hierarchy, Kings, Queens, Aces, all have superiority, and I think that Pope seems to be poking fun at the high class in actual society. Does Pope have a reason for the actions that he uses the anti-epic situations he describes or does do you think he'll make any situation anti-epic?
I wish we had all known about the existence of anti-epics as a real literary device in past english classes. I always assumed dramatizing things in essays was just being lazy, grabbing at details about other books people had never read. However, the overemphasis, when used to satirize something makes the use unnecessary use of metaphors and symbolism allows me to respect the work. I think that Pope is capable of making any situation into an anti-epic perhaps because of the way he views the world, but he definitely has an agenda in doing so. As Darr talked about in class, this work was in reference to a family that was involved in a considerable amount of drama.
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