Complete the following sentence. In Popes The Rape of the Lock, elevated language functions primarily to______________?

A. elicit the sympathy of elite readers

B. set up the parody of the pretensions of the characters and their concerns.

C. reveal the learnedness of the characters.

D. demonstrate the importance of the topic.

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