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Which of the following best states Pope's opinion of man in "An Essay on Man"?

A . Man is insignificant in relation to the world and its scope

B . Man is small, but has an important place among the beings of this world

C . God made man only to be ridiculed on this Earth

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the one that best states Pope's opinion of man in "an essay on man" is : 
B. man is small, but has an important place among the beings of this world
When he said man is small, he meant it if compared to the 'God' who created the universe

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Pamela5424

The correct answer is B. Man is small but has an important place among the beings of this world.

In this poem, Alexander Pope talks about the relationship and place of man within the universe and it's other beings. It is his claim that because of humans ability to reason, we belong above animals and plants, but that God is above all and in control of everything and we as humans are just a little part of God's design.

It is a beautiful poem that talks about happiness, the order of the universe and humans as individuals, Voltaire said of it that it was "the most beautiful, the most useful, the most sublime didactic poem ever written in any language".

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