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Cite a passage from The Rape of the Lock that shows irony. What truth does the passage reveal about life?

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One speaks the Glory of the British Queen And one describes a charming Indian Screen...sometimes Counsel take--and sometimes Tea.

Pope is making fun of the idea that the Queen takes matters of state as seriously as having a cup of tea.