Question

Choose the line that completes each heroic couplet from An Essay on Man.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is explained below.

Explanation:

An Essay on Man is a philosophical essay that uses heroic couplets of iambic pentameter, a metric foot used for epic and narrative poetry. It was written by Alexander Pope, an English poet famous by translating Homer among many things, and the essay was published in 1733. Pope left the work incomplete. The answers are here:

Alike in ignorance, his reason such

Whether he thinks too little, or too much:

Chaos of thought and passion, all confused;

Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd;

Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind,​

Describe or fix one movement of his mind?

Answer 2

Answer:

1) whether he thinks too little or too much

2) still by himself abused or disabused

3) describe or fix one movement of his mind