<p>What makes this humorous essay effective? How does he make us laugh? Consider the framing device he uses. Consider the effectiveness of the dialogue and the decsription. Can we all relate to early love stories? What is the main point of the essay? What's the takeaway? How does the "elavated diction" convey the author's personality and tone of the piece? </p>

What makes this humorous essay effective? How does he make us laugh? Consider the framing device he uses. Consider the effectiveness of the dialogue and the decsription. Can we all relate to early love stories? What is the main point of the essay? What's the takeaway? How does the "elavated diction" convey the author's personality and tone of the piece?

<p>What makes this humorous essay effective? How does he make us laugh? Consider the framing device he uses. Consider the effectiveness of the dialogue and the decsription. Can we all relate to early love stories? What is the main point of the essay? What's the takeaway? How does the "elavated diction" convey the author's personality and tone of the piece?&nbsp;</p>

How I Got Smart by Steve Brody (read by Walter Bowne)

Walter Bowne may pontificate on the glories of Walt Whitman; or regale listeners to his travels to the Frost Farm in New Hamposhire; or speculate on the miracles in Emily Dickinson; he may lecture long on Greek and Roman rhetoric; he may sopar box on college costs; and he may even say something wise about literature, writing, and the human condition.

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