Question

These lines of poetry from "Totally like whatever, you know?" are most likely stated as a question for what purpose? (4 points)

"Invisible question marks and parenthetical (you know?)'s
have been attaching themselves to the ends of our sentences?"
Select one:
a. To make fun of the manner of speaking that the writer is criticizing
b. To show that questions are always appropriate
c. To emphasize the speaker's confusion
d. To show that the speaker does not know how to use punctuation

Answer 1

@MelissaHolmes

Answer 2

kk im here

Answer 3

:)

Answer 4

what poem is this? could you copy and paste it in maybe?

Answer 5

there is no poem its just a question read it

Answer 6

k, so i found this poem online...
Totally like whatever, you know?
by Taylor Mali

In case you hadn’t noticed,
it has somehow become uncool
to sound like you know what you’re talking about?
Or believe strongly in what you’re saying?
Invisible question marks and parenthetical (you know?)’s
have been attaching themselves to the ends of our sentences?
Even when those sentences aren’t, like, questions? You know?

Declarative sentences—so-­‐called
because they used to, like, DECLARE things to be true, okay,
as opposed to other things are, like, totally, you know, not—
have been infected by a totally hip
and tragically cool interrogative tone? You know?
Like, don’t think I’m uncool just because I’ve noticed this;
this is just like the word on the street, you know?
It’s like what I’ve heard?
I have nothing personally invested in my own opinions, okay?
I’m just inviting you to join me in my uncertainty?

What has happened to our conviction?
Where are the limbs out on which we once walked?
Have they been, like, chopped down
with the rest of the rain forest?
Or do we have, like, nothing to say?
Has society become so, like, totally . . .
I mean absolutely . . . You know?
That we’ve just gotten to the point where it’s just, like . . .
whatever!

And so actually our disarticulation . . . ness
is just a clever sort of . . . thing
to disguise the fact that we’ve become
the most aggressively inarticulate generation
to come along since . . .
you know, a long, long time ago!

I entreat you, I implore you, I exhort you,
I challenge you: To speak with conviction.

To say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks
the determination with which you believe it.
Because contrary to the wisdom of the bumper sticker,
it is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY.
You have to speak with it, too.

it seems to match your question...

Answer 7

can you answer it then

Answer 8

so if this is it... then i would choose
a. To make fun of the manner of speaking that the writer is criticizing

Answer 9

ok i have somemore of the same kind

Answer 10

ok, sure :D