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Reality and Cynicism in Poetry Answers

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What social issue is raised through the description of the woman's environment?

A
crime
B
ignorance
C
poverty
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What social issue do the laborers and convicts represent? povertysocial class crime and violence

A
poverty
B
social class
C
crime and violence
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A blackguard is a rude or corrupt person. Based on Bierce's definition of a cynic, in which literary category would the writings of cynics most likely be placed?

A
realism
B
romanticism
C
transcendentalism
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How does Bierce's definition of a cynic relate to naturalism?

A
Naturalism focuses on corrupt and immoral characters such as blackguards.
B
Naturalism is based on the belief that people are inherently evil.
C
Naturalism reveals things as they are, rather than as one would prefer to see them.
D
Naturalism reveals things as they should be, even if that vision is perceived as faulty.

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