Question

From Canto III of The R*pe of the Lock

Then flash'd the living lightning from her eyes,
And screams of horror rend th' affrighted skies.
Not louder shrieks to pitying heav'n are cast,
When husbands, or when lapdogs breathe their last;
Or when rich China vessels fall'n from high,
In glitt'ring dust and painted fragments lie!

To satirize Belinda's reaction to the cutting of the lock, Pope uses _____ in these lines. Select all that apply.

a. sly metaphor
b. comic understatement
c. humorous juxtaposition
d. fantastic personification

Answer 1

sly metaphor

humorous juxtaposition

Step-by-step explanation:

correct on odyssey

Answer 2

The correct answers should be a. sly metaphor and c. humorous juxtaposition

He presents the thing as much more important than it is and over-exaggerates. He juxtaposes the things with what actually happened going as far as to say that her shriek was as strong as one of a woman whose husband died or if expensive china broke.