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Poetic Structure in Pope’s Essay on Man

Question 3 • $2526: sem 1: 1001410: English 4 HONORS: NEW

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

Answer
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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