Pope's Poems and Prose

how does pope's employment of the supernatural machinery enhance the elements of mockery in "the rape of the lock"?

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The Pope introduces the “machinery” of the poem—the supernatural with Belinda's dream. These powers make things work from the background where we can't see them. Belinda is watched over by sprites, which are meant to mock the Greek and Roman gods.