Heros' wits are kept there in heavy cases,/ and wits of fancy lords in snuffboxes and tweezer cases."

This excerpt from Pope's The Rape of the Lock ______.

A: uses satire to ridicule the upper classes
B: uses irony to portray the ruling classes as noble
C: uses sarcasm to indicate contempt for the lower classes
D: uses understatement to downplay the rift between the classes.

Question

Heros' wits are kept there in heavy cases,/ and wits of fancy lords in snuffboxes and tweezer cases." 

This excerpt from Pope's The Rape of the Lock ______. 

A: uses satire to ridicule the upper classes
B: uses irony to portray the ruling classes as noble 
C: uses sarcasm to indicate contempt for the lower classes 
D: uses understatement to downplay the rift between the classes.