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
• 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
In this sentence,the author first compromises by saying that"I admitted".Then she humbly requests "him"by asking a question,in which words and expressions like“maybe",“might be”,and“a little"give out the effect of understatement since they are dictions of very weak degree,and are not fully expressing the seriousness of the situation Atwood is actually referring to. xxxsj.cn
• In this sentence, the author first compromises by saying that “I admitted”. Then she humbly requests “him” by asking a question, in which words and expressions like “maybe” , “might be” , and “a little” give out the effect of understatement since they are dictions of very weak degree, and are not fully expressing the seriousness of the situation Atwood is actually referring to