The Crime and We Real Cool questions
14 December 2020
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Whom or what is Beerbohm satirizing?
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Himself and self importance.
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What clues does BeerBohm give you that helped you discern that his tone is humorous?
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When he attributes human qualities in everything in the story. For example the furniture was unpleasant towads him, and the fire was taunting him, and the book refused to die.
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Identify one example of hyperbole and one example of understatment.
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\”Of an intesnse vitality\”, \”The way of the transgressor is hard\”
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What is Beerbohms true attitude towards women writers?
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He thinks they are below him. He states that their form of writing is lightweight and unprofessional. He states that he could be wrong.
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Why did Max choose to write this in first rather than third person?
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To describe more of his own thoughts.
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What is unique about the poets use of rhyme
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The rhyme occurs before the last word of the line. Each line ends with \”We\”.
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Example of assonance and alliteration
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\”cool and school\”, \”Lurk late, strike straight.\”
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What is Brooks tone toward her subject.
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She critisizes them for their lifestyle in a critical tone.
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What emotion does she feel towards these people and how does the tone differ from Beerbohm and his essay.
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Brooks is critical and pesimistic in her poem, while Beerbohm is light hearted and parody toward his.
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How does We Real Cool demonstrate a positive moral tone?
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She presents a negative image of their lifestyle.