"heroes' wits are kept there in heavy vases,/ and wits of fancy lords in snuffboxes and tweezer cases." this excerpt from pope's the rape of the lock
a. uses satire to ridicule the upper classes.
b. uses irony to portray the ruling classes as noble.
c. uses sarcasm to indicate the contempt for the lower classes.
d. uses understatement to downplay the rift between the classes.

a. Uses satire to ridicule the upper classes.

Satire is a genre of literature that highlights the vices and shortcomings of individuals, institutions or society itself in order to shame them and provide social criticism. In this excerpt, Pope is ridiculing the upper classes, by claiming that while heroes have big brains that are kept in heavy vases, the brains of the rich fit in tiny boxes.

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