How would you describe Disch’s invented form?
What will be an ideal response?
- As should be obvious, Disch’s poem proceeds through the alphabet in reverse order, from Z to A—hence the play on abecedary, with the title formed from the last three letters of the alphabet. By reversing the order, he changes the emphasis from a progress to a countdown, a countdown to the inevitable end. The Seuss-like rhythms and the riming couplets give the poem an air of Grand Guignol or black comedy.
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Select the letter of the choice that correctly uses the hyphen or where a hyphen is unnecessary. A) heavy duty B) ply-wood C) no change
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a. to explain or prove the main idea of a reading b. to offer the reader minor details in order to understand a reading c. to provide a thesis statement d. to support a topic sentence in a reading