AnswersTX-English IV A-CRPoetic Structure in Pope’s Essay on ManQuestion 4
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Poetic Structure in Pope’s Essay on Man

Question 4 • TX-English IV A-CR

Which lines are the best example of parallelism?

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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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