Figures of Speech
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The main figure of speech in The Rape of the Lock is hyperbole. Pope uses it throughout the poem to exaggerate the ordinary and the commonplace, making them extraordinary and spectacular. In so doing, paradoxically, he makes them seem as they really are, small and petty. Examples of hyperbole include the following:
Sol through white Curtains shot a tim'rous Ray,
And ope'd those Eyes that must eclipse the Day.
...Hyberbole: Belinda's eyes are so bright that they outshine a ray of sunlight
This Nymph, to the Destruction of Mankind,
Nourish'd two Locks which graceful hung behind
...Hyperbole: Belinda is so beautiful--and her wondrous locks so inviting--that she can bring mankind to ruin with desire.
Examples of Other Figures of Speech in the Poem
Personification
Love in these Labyrinths his Slaves detains
Anaphora
He saw, he wish'd, and to the Prize aspir'd
Alliteration
Where Wigs with Wigs, with Sword-knots Sword-knots strive,
Beaux banish Beaux, and Coaches Coaches drive.
العمل/الترفيه
المزاج
