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Read the excerpt from An Essay on Man.Know, then, thyself, presume not God to scan;The proper study of mankind is man.

A
The loose structure of these lines suggests freedom.
B
The loose structure of these lines results from frequent repetition.
C
Pope uses a heroic couplet to express a complete idea.
D
Pope uses a heroic couplet to build poetic tension.
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Which lines are the best example of antithesis?

A
Know, then, thyself, presume not God to scan;The proper study of mankind is man.
B
Placed on this isthmus of a middle state,A being darkly wise, and rudely great:
C
Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all;
D
Go, soar with Plato to th’ empyreal sphere,To the first good, first perfect, and first fair
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Read the lines from An Essay on Man.In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast;In doubt his mind or body to prefer;

A
repetition
B
rhyme
C
free verse
D
heroic couplet
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Read the excerpt from An Essay on Man.The science of Human Nature is, like all other sciences, reduced to a few clear points: there are not many certain truths in this world.

A
Science is the best way to understand nature and human beings.
B
Citizens must consent to be ruled by their political leaders.
C
Democracy and human rights are fundamental in society.
D
Customs and traditions should be discarded if they are not useful.
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A student is writing about characteristics of the Enlightenment period found in Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Man.

A
Pope uses iambic pentameter because each line contains ten stressed and unstressed syllables. His ideas are traditional and uphold old-fashioned family values.
B
Pope uses the structure of heroic couplets to focus the reader’s attention on his ideas. His writings reflect the logical and rational philosophy common during the Enlightenment.
C
An Essay on Man includes many poetic elements, such as repetition and antithesis. These elements create figurative images that entertained readers during the Enlightenment.
D
An Essay on Man emphasizes the importance of science in understanding the human mind. Pope uses little structure in his writing because he rejected tradition.
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Read the excerpt from An Essay on Man.Go, wondrous creature! mount where science guides,Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides; Instruct the planets in what orbs to run,Correct old time, and regulate the sun;

A
Antithesis is used in the first two lines.
B
Antithesis is used in the last two lines.
C
Parallelism is used in the first two lines.
D
Parallelism is used in the last two lines.
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What is antithesis?

A
five iambs in a poetic line
B
a stressed and an unstressed syllable
C
repeated rhythmic structures
D
the combination of opposing ideas
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A heroic couplet

A
must be written about a fictional hero.
B
expresses a complete poetic thought.
C
is a pair of nonrhyming consecutive lines.
D
contains fewer than ten syllables per line.
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Which lines are the best example of parallelism?

A
Placed on this isthmus of a middle state,A being darkly wise, and rudely great:
B
With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic’s pride
C
As Eastern priests in giddy circles run,And turn their heads to imitate the sun.
D
Admired such wisdom in an earthly shapeAnd showed a Newton as we show an ape.
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An iamb is a unit of poetry that consists of

A
two stressed syllables.
B
two unstressed syllables.
C
a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
D
an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

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