<u><em>Ironic and absurd
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<u><em>In my opinion, ironic and absurd are the adjective that characterize Vonnegut’s tone. Infact his novel’s black humor is built in a way to get to the absurd when, for example, he refers to the prisoners that in his point of view are similar to animals as “meat locker”.
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<u><em>Otherwise the dialogue of Wild Bob is a clear example of the second one, he lost his soldiers in the battle. He had assured them that are many Germans dead that are praying God not to meet him and his soldiers, his words are a clear moment of absurdity when we realized that he lost his mind.
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The option that means "word for word" is the second one, letter B: Verbatim
Let's take a look at the meanings of all the options:
- Proverb: is a short saying that usually states a truth or piece of advice.
- Verbatim: means word for word, that is, using the exact same words as were used to state something before.
- Verbose: means saying something using more words than what would be necessary.
- Verbalize: means simply "to express something" in words.
- Diversity: is the state of being different, varied, diverse.
What’re they good for? Well, here’s our best Shmoop expert opinion: when you read a line of poetry aloud, your eyes (and therefore your voice) tend to speed on to the end of the line. Try it and see. When you read "in Just-," however, the spaces slow your eyes down. More importantly, they slow your voice down, as well. As you’re reading, you’re thinking, "Huh? I totally don’t know whether to pause for the spaces or not!" And even in that time that it takes to think that through, your voice slows oh-so-slightly. Kind of cool, huh?
Stay to your self and try to figure out things mentally
