Part 1 of Essay
Alexander Pope adds a little twist to the typical epic poem in his poem The Rape of the Lock. Pope uses the characteristics of the traditional epic poem. He uses Characteristics such as invoking a muse as well as the poem itself being a long narration. He also announces the theme as well as having his main character ga ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... gains wisdom from a dream. Ariel is a Sylph that guides Belinda. When Belinda was asleep Ariel came into her dream to tell her to “Beware of all, but most beware of Man!” He was telling her to watch out for man because he will try to take her chastity. When Belinda awoke she thought deeply about what was said to her in her dream but then she forgot all about the lesson when she started to think about Baron. This is the gaining of wisdom aspect of the epic poem. The greatest aspect of an epic poem is th ....