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QuizMultiple Choice

Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language — Unit test

Question 21 of 25 • SLAE 26-27 ENGLISH 12.1

Read the passage from "An Essay on Man.”Self-love and reason to one end aspire,Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire;

Answer
A
Pope uses antithesis and a heroic couplet to show a similarity between self-love and reason.
B
Pope uses repetition to create a rhythm that draws attention to the relationship between self-love and reason.
C
Pope contrasts self-love with reason to emphasize how Enlightenment thinkers value logic.
D
Pope contrasts Enlightenment views on pain and pleasure to explain how self-love is superior to logic.
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