Answer:
playful
Explanation:
The poem The R: ape of the Lock has an introduction by the author, where the author reports that the poem is dedicated to Arabella Fermor. The author advises that she would not take this work seriously, because with this poem he wanted to entertain sensible girls with a good sense of humor. Pope writes that everything in his work is unrealistic or unbelievable. In this poem he uses a playful tone to satirize the spirit world and, specifically, the gods.
The poem consists of five songs. In the first song, the sylph Ariel is said to guard the dream of beautiful Belinda. He whispers that her chastity is very sacred and gives her the right to keep good spirits. The second song talks about the beauty of Belinda. She walks along the Thames. She is the standard of beauty, but the pinnacle of her perfection is two dark strands. A baron wanted to get these locks off Belinda. In the third song, beauty loses its block. The baron managed to steal this lock, not the first time, but the second time. At first, the sylphs prevented him. Ariel saw love in Belinda's heart, perhaps, for the same baron. Then he disappears and Belinda with the baron are denoted by two relentless poles - female and male. In the fourth song, evil spirits appear who wish to take advantage of the situation. Gnomes hope to inspire the whole world with sadness. Khandra helps the gnomes. The dwarf asked her that she would bring melancholy to the soul of a beautiful woman. In the fifth song, there is a war of the sexes. Some people try to explain that the loss of the lock is not the end of the world. It is described that the locks may turn gray and the beauty is not eternal. So it is stupid to hate men because you can remain a lonely girl. But the girls do not hear these words and are preparing to fight. Then the battle began and the evil dwarf enjoyed the show.
