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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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Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Man argues that

A
the universe is rational and orderly.
B
nature is full of puzzling mysteries.
C
humans should not try to understand the world.
D
man has no control over the chaos of society.
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Read the line from An Essay on Man. Instruct the planets in what orbs to run,

A
Correct old time, and regulate the sun
B
And quitting sense call imitating God
C
Know, then, thyself, presume not God to scan
D
With too much weakness for the stoic’s pride
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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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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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Alexander Pope uses poetry to express his ideas because

A
meter and rhyme encourage human equality.
B
iambic pentameter is used in scientific writing.
C
the structure of verse emphasizes order and rationality.
D
rhyming couplets were traditional during the Enlightenment.
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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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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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The repetition of similar grammatical structures in a poem is

A
meter.
B
iamb.
C
parallelism.
D
antithesis.
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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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