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Lesson Six: Reality and Cynicism in Poetry Answers

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What social issue do the laborers and convicts represent? povertyX social class ✔ crime and violence

A
poverty
B
X social class
C
✔ crime and violence
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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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What social issue is raised through the description of the woman's environment?crimeignorance✔ poverty

A
crime
B
ignorance
C
✔ poverty
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What emotional impression does the scene have on you? Check any boxes that apply.

A
sympathy
B
cynicism
C
scorn
D
fear
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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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