Question

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

"In case you hadn't noticed,
it has somehow become uncool
to sound like you know what you're talking about?"

A. To make fun of the manner of speaking that the writer is criticizing

B. To show that questions can be formed in any situation

C. To emphasize the speaker's uncertainty

D. To show that the speaker does not know how to use punctuation

Answer 1

A

Answer 2

@wyatthelean96 Thank you. Can you help me with another one please?

Answer 3

i can try

Answer 4

Which line from "Totally like whatever, you know?" represents the poet's ability to apply proper use of syntax?

A. Even when those sentences aren't, like, questions? You know?

B. That we've just gotten to the point where it's just, like . . .whatever!

C. Where are the limbs out on which we once walked?

D. Have they been, like, chopped down with the rest of the rainforest?

Answer 5

Sorry i don't know what a syntax is haha

Answer 6

@wyatthelean96 That's fine

Answer 7

What is the purpose of the dashes in this excerpt from "Totally like whatever, 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?"

To maintain the normal flow of ideas

To support the author's purpose of maintaining normal flow of ideas

To disrupt the normal flow of ideas

To explain the normal flow of ideas

Answer 8

Do you know that one^

Answer 9

I would think the last one

Answer 10

ok

Answer 11

thanks

Answer 12

Ain't no thang but a chicken wang man