The Rape of the Lock
/ðə ˌreɪp əv ðə ˈlɒk/
/ðə ˌreɪp əv ðə ˈlɑːk/
- a long humorous poem (1712) by Alexander Pope, about a man who cuts off a small piece of a woman's hair (= a lock). Pope describes this rather unimportant act in grand and elegant language, which gives the poem its humour.
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The Rape of the Lock