Dunciad: Mock epic and parallels to Rape of the Lock (another satire) E

The Dunciad A Mock Epic?Honors EnglishThe fourth adjudge of the Dunciad describes the fall and slow death of the English society that once taught him all the things he knew. He lashes out at his critics, accusers, and nay Sayers in his allegorical poem. It symbolizes a mock epic because of the elaborate use of words, calling on inspiration from a higher force, and using his work not so much to bear witness a story, but to point out the faults of a social order that cant or chooses not to see what theyre really doing.It opens withYet, soon enough a moment, one dim ray of lightIndulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night Line 1, A.P.Suspend a while your force inertly strong, Then take at once the Poet, and the song. Line 7, A.P.In tradition of the epic, Alexander calls for the aide of an outside power. He doesnt follow the rules completely, and replaces the muse with Chaos and Night, but does this only to enforce what hes trying to do with his point and gives you a picture of where hes going next. In epics, theres always a contend or a scene that is brazenly described, adding drama, making it a little more important and draws the reader in. When Alexander Pope describes the room as the educators wheel before the Goddess, and the scene where Dullness triumphs over everything that breathes life into human creativity, he makes it a point to describe each scene as a play-by-play struggle in itself. An advocate of the empr...