Answer:
Weaver is referring to a book she has never read. Instead, she read the cliff notes. Weaver is serious when she says the book's synopsis moved her. The dramatic irony is that she is unaware of her own absurdity. Weaver states at the conclusion of the essay, "I enjoyed this book so much, I'm going to read all of Steinbeck's Cliffs Notes." But first I'm going to the library to check out the original version of Mice and Men with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise," Weaver concludes.
The author of this satirical post makes us laugh at something extremely prevalent in our high schools and universities. We can clearly understand the author's sense of humor and motivation for creating this piece.
The author wanted the reader to giggle at the humor of falling in love with a book based on cliff notes and not reading it. No one can really appreciate a literary work's tone and details without investigating it thoroughly. Reading summaries isn't enough. This is satirized in the article.
Explanation:
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It is true. for example someone could say that you look pretty and that is positive. someone could say that you are ugly and that would be negative
A school debate would be an example of a formal discussion.
The lines which are a flashback here are: She thought of her last day in middle school, seven years ago, when Sarah had given her an iPod. She had felt ecstatic that day when she realized she would be able to listen to her favorite songs and fend off comments from her cousins about how little she knew about music.
Answer:
c. it creates dramatic tension
Explanation:
The characters thought and the words he is speaking are totally different, so the reader can sense that there is tension.