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Abby Paige, great response! I also agree with the statement about the structure. I like the way you connected a balanced sentence and the way Pope uses to his advantage. I feel like another element that Pope uses is isocolon and the way he creates the balance within the sentences. The isolcolon is continous throughout the essay through the use of the semicolon. He does this when in contemplation  of man's knowledge in relation to the rest of the universe. Man is apart of a system where there are stronger things above him. *In order to know one's true self, one must look from the outside in.

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I like how you focused on the contradictory images Pop presents in order to reflect the way mankind is limiting their ability to achieve what they want with their needs. I focused on a similar idea presented by Pope who used parallelism to show what exactly mankind should focus on in order to achieve all that they want. Mankind wants to transcend in God, yet they are being held up by their materialism.

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I liked your linking the rhyme to the the paradox. I didn’t see this at first, but with your response it is clear that the rhyme scheme, including the interior rhyme exposes the paradox between mans aspritations and mortality. The mortality is often represented by the end schemes, while the aspirations were often portrayed by interior schemes*. I ran out of time and my phone I still messing up so I’m doing this quickly. The balanced sentences are what I found to be most obvious in the portrayal of the paradox.

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I agree and loved how you pointed out how the balanced sentence shows how mankind is vulnerable because of their own morality. I would also like to point out how these balanced elements work because of the use of opposite words. This further qualifies Popes view of how mankind has these paradoxical qualities.

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In "An Essay on Man: Epistle II" (1734), section one, Alexander Pope plauses the  argument that man should study himself in every aspect rather than pry in God's affairs. I agree that the structure of the essay reflects the paradoxical tension between man's mortality and man's aspirations. Pope uses isocolon in order to create a sense of symmetry and contrast. He states that "He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast;..", Pope uses this to reinforce the idea that humans cannot fully understand God, but that man can understand himself through self-love and reason. This structure allows Pope to have a continous flow of his ideas.

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I like that you described the parallelism that tugs the importance of a hopeful transcendence.  *It's as to exist alongside the creations of God is to exist in unity with God. Mankind can tend to get caught up within themselves and I also think that the balanced sentences used throughout "An Essay on Man" to create a more profound meaning.

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I agree with the opposite tropes aspect. Another place where you find this connection is where Pope states "in doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; in doubt his mind or body to prefer" demonstrating that man is confused by his wants and desires to become or achieve something that they cannot get.

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After reading your analysis, I find that the use of parallel structure is a tool that is prevalent in Pope's "Essay of Man." Id also add that the parallel sentence structure displays characteristics of balanced sentence structure with "With too much knowledge... With too much weakness," which also adds to the tension created due to the portrayal of equality for both sides. *Pope uses parallel sentence structure to compare, and he uses balanced sentence structure to conflict.

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Abby, nice response. I agree with the statement as well.

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I agree with your view point when you recognized men are eager to rule over themselves while it contradicts the same idea when they are revealed to be vulnerable which creates balanced sentences such as, "half to rise, and half to fall,". In the same way, *men are confident and independent while, men are vulnerable and influincal.

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I agree completely agree with your analysis that Pop writes to show contradiction between the mind and body. You can expand on this idea by expressing how these images teach readers what limits them, since this is ultimately a call for the audience to be realistic. Pope says men are "born to die, and reas'ning to err," meaning that men strive to be successful but all their dreams die once their bodies prove their limits. ***The soul determines the desires of man, but the body determines a man's reality.

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Dakota, I completely agree that this represents mans choice to transcend into a world with God. The way Pope is conflicted can be seen in the balanced sentence "created half to rise, and half to fall" ** to reveal that man struggles to make a decision to follow the path of morality. This is further supported by the challenge represented by "whether a man thinks too much, or too little, " he must make a choice. Also, that this conflict comes from the persuading factors of life that can lead man to oppose doing the right thing.

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• Wow, Colette!!!! I r e a l l y like your analysis.
• I like how you acknowledged the use of balanced sentences. I hadn't paid much attention to the sentence structure as much as overall poetic structure.
• I feel Pope best expresses the idea of paradox with the juxtapositions and antithesis at the end of the poem with opposites such as "he thinks too little, or too much...Created half to rise, and half to fall" (Pope 1).
•By closing with unsurety, Pope strongly argues that there is no answer to man's paradox of wanting power and not being strong enough to wield it

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I agree with that the poems structure reveals the paradox between mans aspiration and his mortality. The duality of clauses that include both mortality and aspirations such as “With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic’s pride”. This representation of both sides of the paradox in a way that juxtaposes them within a balanced sentence allows each to achieve full effect in describing it. His continued use of these balanced sentences that represent each side of this paradox show that the structure does follow the paradox.

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I think that Pope does use parallel sentences, however I would say he also uses balanced sentences to emphasize the tension in the poem. Pope uses the balanced sentence of “created half to rise, and half to fall” which reveals humanity’s conflict of aspiration and failure. I think Pope uses more balanced sentences because they provide a physical depiction of contrasting ideas which builds the tension in the poem. Pope’s structure is careful and Pope’s tone is assertive

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I really like how you pointed out how mankind , while trying to find their inner self for they're own good , can get caught up in who they are which can defeat the purpose of what they are doing. I agree with you , and this is also present when Pope states man "hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest", since they aren't able to decided whether to act on what they are thinking , which also reveals how mankind can get caught up with trying to figure themselves out , and never act on what they want to do.* Trying to find yourself for the better can lead to getting caught up in the process for the worst.

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I really like your idea that man tries to get closer to God through his aspirations, but I also think that some men do not try to get closer to God. For example, Pope says that man tries to “deem himself a god.” Such an aspiration suggest that many people do not wish to get closer to God but see themselves as the lord of the world and seek to satisfy their own desires. While some men seek to find God, many seek to make themselves God.*

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Abby Paige, I agree with your perspective that balanced sentences support the paradoxical tension. Another example of this contrast between man's aspirations and mortality is the sentence which reads "great lord of all thing, yet a prey to all". Although man's wish is to rule the world, in reality man's rules are subject to the wishes of the world.

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Greetings, sir Alan. I agree with your statements concerning Pope's poem. He does imply that humans are "created half to rise, and half to fall" (Pope, line 15), but he also makes note of that fact that despite all of man's flaws, they are "the glory, jest, and riddle if the world" (Pope, line 18), meaning they are what make the world an interesting and mysterious place.

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Good job, Madeline!!!!!!!! I agree with your response, and I also looked at the parallel structure of Pope's poem, which shows the inner turmoil within man. *Mankind has aspirations, but mankind has mortality.* Those contradicting ideas, also evident when Pope states "in doubt to deem," followed by "in doubt his mind," emphasizing the duality within man even further, proving both of our points. Those contradicting ideas are what highlight that paradoxical tension and further emphasize it as a whole.

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I hadn't considered the fact that the statement was lacking other ideas before, Maria. I agree that the fact that man is to "know then, thyself" is an important aspect of Pope's essay. He leaves man as a "riddle of the world" to be solved by men. The statement fails to account for that message. Pope seeks to prove another idea- Man seeks greatness for himself, but greatness seeks to avoid man*.

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My dearest Kaylee, light of my life,
I really really really really like your point that the rhyme scheme reflects the contrast within the tension that Pope discusses. *The rhyme adds contrast, and the rhyme also adds connections*. The rhyme connects various lines to each other, showing the link between some of the ideas. This is evident when he states "in doubt his mind or body to prefer; born but to die, and reas'ning but to err" (Pope 9-10). Pope's contrast continues through two lines, but is still connected by the end rhyme.

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I also looked at how Pope creates a relationship between unlike things, but I hadn't thought of identifying the repeated use of contrasting object pairs. Similarly, the difference between "mind or body" and "born but to die" are brought up as dichotomies in order to lead the reader to Pope's intended conclusion n his statement (Pope 9 & 10). Things are presented that are imperative to human existence but depend on their opposite. There are many examples of contrasting objects within the piece, as Pope brings up familiar paradoxical relationships in hopes of transferring that understanding to the reader's reception of his claim about humanity's paradoxical ambition and inherent immortality.

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Dearest Colette, Sunshine of my days,

I agree with your statement about the balanced statements completely. I believed that the way you explained how the similar structure forces readers to search for a deeper meaning within the sentence is genius. *The human kind is made to search for similarities, so saying that it forces the audience to look for something different, then the human kind will begin to search for differences instead.*

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The statement that the structure of Pope's "Essay on Man" does reflect mankind's need to achieve something that is out of their boundaries as they should focus on their moral abilities and their own aspirations. Balanced sentences reflects this as Pope states that the "great lord of all things, yet a prey to all" demonstrating mankind's want to rule what their god rules while also referring to the fact that they are vulnerable because of their morality.

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I agree that the poems structure reflects the paradox between mans aspirations and mortality. The poem utilizes duality with the way the clauses are structured such as “With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic’s pride”, that are balanced, allowing a juxtaposition between the two sides of humanity, the knowledge and weakness. This balancing of the clauses allows the paradox to be equally reperesented and presented in full.

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In an "Essay on Man" Pope reveals the paradoxical tension between mankind's aspirations as transcendental because they seek to be greater even though they are aware of there flaws and contradictions . He emphasizes this when he uses balanced sentences and claims mankind is "created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet prey to all". By contradicting mankinds nature , Pope reveals how man is aware of they're greatness , however aren't arrogant bout it. Instead they use they're paradoxical nature for a greater good that allows them to achieve more and learn from they're nature. Because although they are great they also fail a lot , therefore they hope to become better my acknowledging they're nature.

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I agree with the statement given in the sense that in "An Essay on Man: Epistle II," men might appear to have good intentions on their behavior in accordance to the rest of society as in, "presume not God to scan," but the poem reveals men's mortality ultimately has the final say with how they interact with society. The tension between the paradoxical tension between mankind's arrogant aspirations and individual man's mortality is pointed out by the sentence structure of the rhyme scheme and the contradictions between "too little, or too much," when the poem never really makes an obvious side to take on the actions of man.

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The structure of Pope's "Essay on Man" does reflect the conflict between man's aspirations and their mortality. That tension is evident within the parallel structure Pope utilizes, such as beginning two consecutive lines with "with too much knowledge," followed by "with too much weakness." These two not only parallel sentence structure but also contrasting ideas emphasizes there is a duality and fight occurring within man, which would not be as clear without Pope's distinct structure.

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I agree with this statement that Pope’s “Essay on Man” reflects the paradoxical tension between mankind’s aspirations and individual man’s mortality. In Epistle II, Pope describes as man “thinks too little, or too much: chaos of thought and passion.” This shows how mankind can tend to get caught up in ones own thoughts even as they attempt to context with their own inner self.

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I agree that the structure of Pope's "Essay on Man" reflects the paradoxical tension between mankind's aspirations and individual man's mortality because Pope uses opposite tropes that define limitations of mankind. Pope describes mankind as having "too much knowledge for the sceptic side...too much weakness for the stoic's pride" in order to point out how man has as much greatness as he does flaw.

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The poem "An Essay on Man: Epistle II," does have a structure that supports the paradox of a man's aspirations to trancend from mortality to immortality. This is shown in the constrasting elements of a balanced sentence "created half to rise, and half to fall" which reveals the idea that a man is born to reach the final destination of life with God, but may never reach that point, only to fall. I feel there is another element to how this concept is developed. The idea that a man is not to pick apart God's affairs and endeavors, but instead, should study God's word in order to not "seen himself a god, or beast" because man will never be that mighty.

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I agree with this statement. The structure throughout the poem reflects this tension within man. Pope utilizes balanced sentences that emphasize the discrepancy between the two subjects that he's comparing. He describes man as having "too much knowledge for the sceptic side, with too mich weakness for the stoic's pride" (Pope 5-6). The similar structure of the sentence forces the reader to search for differences, thus highlighting the two extremes of the subject that causes the tension.

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I agree with this statement. Pope creates multiple comparisons between the fate of a man who "deem[s] himself a god, or beast," (Pope, line 8) meaning to pursue immortality and fame as a king or ruler, or to pursue a more aggressive path. Pope also notes that the fate of man lies within their choice to pursue transcendence or oppose their mortality, saying that humans were "created half to rise, and half to fall" (Pope, line 15).

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I agree that the structure of Pope's "Essay on Man" reflects the paradoxical tension between mankinds transcendent aspirations and individual man's mortality. Pope uses parallelism throughout Epistle 2 such as "know thy self, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man," in order to reflect the way in which mankind must be cognizant of their insignificance to God. Parallelism reflects the tug between their importance of a hopeful transcendence and the things that show worth in society

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In his poetic essay "An Essay on Man: Epistle II" (1734), Alexander Pope asserts that man must be their own earthly judge despite the inevitable feelings of conflict bound to arise. While I do agree with the overall sentiment that the essay reflects the paradoxical tension between man's aspirations and his mortality, there should be a larger stress on the idea that man must use their own judgment to seize their fates. He urges audiences to make their own decisions in the first few lines as the "proper study of mankind is man" (Pope 1). By opening with this sentiment before closing with unsurety, Pope highlights the paradox of man's longing to rule and longing to be ruled.

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In “An Essay on Man: Epistle II” (1734), section one, Alexander Pope plauses the argument that man should study himself in every aspect rather than pry in God’s affairs. I do agree with the idea that the structure of the poem reflects the paradoxical tension between mankind’s mortality and man’s aspirations because Pope uses isocolon to continuously state what he is depicting. In his statement “ he hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or a beast;..”, this is Pope reinforcing the idea that humans cannot fully understand God, but he also claims that man can understand him self through self- love and reason. The use of isocolon helps structure this essay as Pope is continuously balancing his ideas. *To know one’s true self is like looking in from the outside.

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In Alexander Pope’s poem “ An Essay on Man: Epistle II,” he comments on the contrasting nature of humanity’s in order to identify the source of ongoing conflict being a lack of balance. Ithink that the structure does reflect the paradox of aspiration versus mortality because the poet uses many techniques such as balanced sentences and rhyme scheme that highlight the contrast. Pope first uses balanced sentences such as “born but to die, and reas’ning but to err” which served to depict that people constantly face an internal struggle of how to live in a way that allows them to feel accomplished. The balanced sentences reveal that Pope understands how people struggle with balance themselves. Pope also alternates rhyme scheme from perfect rhymes such as “side” and “pride” to loose rhyme such as “beast” and “rest” which also seem to mimic the message of a contrast and conflict that people face. These scenes of contrast support Pope’s message by imitating it.

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I agree that the balanced sentence structure of pope's poem juxaposes two conflicting ideas such as "great lord of all things, yet a prey to all". The lord and prey conflict demonstrates mankind's desire to rule everything while simultaneously being at the mercy of all that we hope to control. While man wishes to rule the world, in reality man's rules come from the wish of the world.

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I agree with the idea that the structure of "Essay on Man" reflects the paradoxical tension between mankind's aspirations and mortality. Because he repeatedly balances man's good and bad qualities, Pope is highlighting how man is "great lord of all things, yet a prey to all... [and] born but to die." Mankind, which sees itself as great and seeking to become "darkly wise, and rudely great," is indeed trapped by its own mortality, which limits its capabilities. Since man can be so great as a lord but is forced to face death so quickly, the life of man is balanced between his aspirations and his limits.

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In Alexander Pope's poem, "Essay on Man: Epistle II," he depicts the emotional stride of mankind through a series of contradictory images so that the image of man's wants being limited by man's need is perfectly embraced in the readers' minds. Pope states that mankind is "created half to rise, and half to fall." The half that rises is the mind, capable of imaging, dreaming, and striving for only the best. The half that falls is the physical body which is not capable of achieving all the mind wants. Multiple images of the mind and body contradicting each other are included by Pope in order to educate the audience that the physical being of a person ultimately determines how much a person can achieve.

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Alexander Pope's "Essay on Man" uses structure such as balanced sentences and anaphora to comapre the arrogance and mortality of man. The depiction of man being a "Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all" directly portrays the paradox while equalizing the two opposing sides through the use of a balanced sentence. Also, the use of anaphora with "In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer" creates a division of the two sides. By repeating the beginning phrase, a comparison is made between "god, or beast," demonstrating the paradox of two opposing beings, thus showing the tension of the paradox.

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This statement is correct because his structure does reflect man's ability to be some of the only creatures that have transcendental thought and be mortal as well. He uses rhyme within his poetry, whether that is on the end of a line or in the middle of it. The rhymes within the poetry that connect with the rhymes on the outskirts of the poem reflect the fact that men have two different forms of being. If men are "by himself abus'd, or disabus'd" (Pope 14) then they are capable of protecting themselves, being injured, and injuring others. Each rhyme that he uses is a contrast against the other rhyming word, either in the line above it or in the same. Another part of his structure that supports this statement is his balanced sentences. His balanced sentences reveal that though mankind has similar processes in each of their lives, the sentences or lives, are all different in content.

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The use of structure within Pope's "Essay on Man" does reflect the contrasting forces between man's need to achieve and humanity's inability to achieve these goals due to their own human condition. Parallel structure shows the relationship between man's problem "with too much knowledge for the skeptic side" yet "with too much weakness for the stoic's pride," presenting what motivates humanity and what holds it back with the same framework so that the reader senses that not only their presentation is connected (Pope 5-6).

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I agree with the statement that “Essay” and it’s structure represents the paradox between man’s aspirations and his mortality. Throughout the poem, Pope writes each line in almost the same fashion, a form of parallelism. In each line, Pope presents a dichotomy that each man must face, such as the struggle of each person between “his mind and body to prefer”. Each line contains the ideal that man strives for, such as being “created half to rise” and being the “sole judge of truth.” The ideal characteristic of man is immediately followed by the realistic quality of man.* For example, Pope recognizes the faults of man, such as being “a prey to all”. The effect of these parallel phrases that each contain a juxtaposition is to show that people may aspire to be great, but often fall far short of our dreams.