Which mock epic opens with the lines: “What dire offence from am’rous causes springs, / What mighty contests rise from trivial things”?

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20 Jun 2019
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The quoted opening lines are from Alexander Pope’s mock epic poem “The Rape of the Lock.” This poem humorously elevates a minor social incident to epic proportions. The other options are notable works by Dryden and Pope but do not begin with these lines or fit the mock epic style in the same manner.

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