ShmoopTube

00:05

Ok people Next up The tone of lines thirty four

00:07

through thirty seven is best characterized as what Let's go

00:15

to thirty four here and start reading Urban politics were

00:18

dominated by powerful organizations that changeup kind of political loyalty

00:21

And this president know when the politician runs are going

00:23

you know man just skim a little off top point

00:25

themselves Gotta love those politicians Okay well let's think about

00:28

it The author gives a little wink and a nudge

00:30

with the phrase always managed to skim a little off

00:33

the top for themselves Well this is a coy understatement

00:36

because that was the entire point of these political factories

00:39

to enrich the boss's Yet the author is portraying it

00:42

as something that barely happened Yeah samantha bee would be

00:45

so proud Well if she expressed unbridled outrage at the

00:49

corruption that would be vitriolic So get rid of a

00:52

not likewise by saying that this happened to the surprise

00:55

of no one Well she's demonstrating that she's neither shocked

00:58

E get rid of that nor particularly outraged So get

01:01

rid of c in a very basic way This is

01:03

didactic meaning intended to instruct but that's the purpose rather

01:07

than the tone So get rid of these The right

01:10

answer here Yeah it's b She's being coy

Full Transcript