The writer argues that these two poems can be read simultaneously at three levels. On one level the poems describe the events that help to mark the human year the coming of spring and the celebration of the harvest. On the other hand, these events of the human year are reflective of the natural order, the passage of the seasons, and the cyclical nature of time. No additional sources cited. The paper looks closely at the poem's argument that Nature provides solace from the fear of Death, and shows why this appealed to a nation coming out of the stranglehold of Puritanism.
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A 2 page discussion of Alexander Pope's poem about the insignificance of man in the realm of nature and the world scheme. A 15 page paper showing how this long narrative poem illustrates the eighteenth century's dominant conception of man. The paper looks at each of the poem's four sections individually, and analyzes Pope's contribution to both poetry and philosophy. Bibliography lists 7 sources. A ten page paper describing Alexander Pope s principles of versification and his views on poetry.