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Stephen Leacock

“Softening the Stones for Children”

What is the major proposition of the essay? Is it stated clearly in the text? Is it restated? Mark ’ fragment(s) in the text if possible.

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M. How is the main proposition supported? Paraphrase minor propositions.

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3.    List all the kinds of stories/books for children mentioned in the essay.

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4.    What is the modem alternative for traditional stories for children mentioned by Leacock?

What is his attitude to it and what are his arguments?

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5.    Is there any oóncessionjin the essay?

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6.    Up to paragraph 31 what regularity in the structure can you notice? What is the modę of development used by Leacock? Mark proper fragments in the text.

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7. Give three most effective examples of the use of irony in the text. Mark proper fragments in

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8. Quote three euphemisms from stories for children cited by Leacock and their ‘realistic’ counterparts.

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