1.In what ways was the young man displeased with Atwood's poem "How to Like Man"? It seems that he disliked the poem in two aspects: firstly,the poem suggests loving a man from his feet,which is only part of the whole person; secondly,the poem regards man as the only one who involved in the misdemeanors like launching a war or committing raping,which is rather unfair to men. xxxsj.cn
• 1. In what ways was the young man displeased with Atwood’s poem “How to Like Man”? • It seems that he disliked the poem in two aspects: firstly, the poem suggests loving a man from his feet, which is only part of the whole person; secondly, the poem regards man as the only one who involved in the misdemeanors like launching a war or committing raping, which is rather unfair to men
What do you make of the statement "I admitted that this was so;but could he,maybe, see that our relative positions might be a little different"(par.1)?Is it an understatement? Why/why not?What function does this statement serve? Yes,it is.In this sentence,not only has Atwood made a recession,but also by using understatement,she tries to satirize the young man's meanness and narrow-mindedness. xxxsj.cn
• What do you make of the statement “I admitted that this was so; but could he, maybe, see that our relative positions might be a little different” (par. 1)? Is it an understatement? Why/why not? What function does this statement serve? • Yes, it is. In this sentence, not only has Atwood made a recession, but also by using understatement, she tries to satirize the young man’s meanness and narrow-mindedness