Question

Please help? The Rape of the Lock

What techniques does Pope use to weave humor into the poem? And explain why the techniques are humorous.

I have the techniques as: Exaggeration, satire, possibly sarcasm, understatement, metaphors, and personification.
Can anyone give me some examples of the texts that come close to the techniques? I'm stuck >_<

Answer 1

did you find examples for this yet? @ishadow90

Answer 2

No I have not, :(

Answer 3

dude, um...I--am...kind'a..sorta---*eyes cringing* i give up!!!

Answer 4

coolkat would know this stuff;

Answer 5

Exaggeration: If I've answered this question once, I've answered it a thousand times; I'm so hungry I could eat a horse;

Personification: The sky weeps;

Satire: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/satire-examples.html this might help with that, because im not exactly sure..

Understatement: "It's just a scratch" - when there is a huge dent.

Metaphor: •Sea of grief - How and where does one come across a sea that is filled not with water, but with grief? http://examples.yourdictionary.com/metaphor-examples.html

Sarcasm: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/examples-of-sarcasm.html

Answer 6

um, i was gonna say exactly what @CoolKatt16 had in mind ^_^

Answer 7

Haha Ab ;D

Answer 8

so @CoolKatt16 i have a question for you since you're so super duper smart *sarcastic*..//

Answer 9

-opens up a college dictionary-

Answer 10

lol Okay

Answer 11

of what you listed...what are two techniques that are total opposites from one another? :O

Answer 12

Umm Exaggeration and understatement

Answer 13

Any similarity involving satire?

Answer 14

I haven't heard of satire before xP soo um I think sarcasm

Answer 15

WOW YOU'RE SO SMART!!!!!!!!!