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Analysis of Alexander Pope poem

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1
Knowing that Timotheus was a Greek poet would help the reader to
desipher the meaning of "lays" in line 13
know how to pronounce "Timotheus"
untangle the earlier allusions in lines 5 & 9
understand which "passions" are referred to in line 14
2
Line 3 is a criticism of
writing that avoids controversial subjects
writing that focuses only on beauty & nature
mediocre poetry and prose
poetry not following established rules of meter & rhyme
3
As used in 1, "art" is best understood to mean
both skill and talent
innate talent
artifice and deceit
practice and skilled technique
4
The tone of the poem could best be described as
satiric
humorous
didactic
scornful
5
The juxtaposition of lines 9-10 with lines 11-12 serves primarily to
illustrate the poet's point by showing techniques discussed
prove poetry about mythology more moving than nature prose
show writing about power is harder than writing about beauty
contrast men's physical power with women's smooth grace
6
With which of the following statements would the poet most likely agree
Rhyme & meter are more important than theme
Truly great poets use meter and diction to reinforce meaning
All great poetry is patterned after the rules of the Greeks
A true poet is born, not made
7
Which line most succinctly summarized the controlling idea of the poem?
line 1
line 4
line 8
line 3