The Butter Battle Book Analysis

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The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss has the best way of conveying its message. As it is very simple and easy to read, more people could access it. Then with it being a children’s book you could get the idea of the book to children, which if it is deep enough in there, they could learn the message more efficiently. What was the message? That the Cold War was very stupid. With such a simple message it helps get the point across with ease. The specific examples of craft would be Allusion, Rhyming, and Imagery. First off, there’s that whole “secret” meaning of the book. With every page there is a link to the Cold War. “In every zook house, and in every town, every zook eats his bread with the butter side down!” (Seuss 10). Which is a reference to how communism scared America a lot. And how ridiculous a little diference in economics causes a war. It’s the same thing, just flipped over. “Who’s going to drop it? Will you…? Will he…?” (Seuss 49). With this quote it …show more content…

This tool helps the point get across to more people with more ease. It makes the book more fun for everyone to read, with all the silly words that were made up to help the story fit. “With my broken off switch, with my head hung in shame, to the Chief Yookeroo in great sorrow I came. But our leader just smiled. He said, You’re not to blame. And those zooks will be sorry they started this game.” (Seuss 15). The quote showing a good example of all the rhyming in the story. “Once more, by VanItch I was bested and beat. Once again I limped home from the Wall in defeat. I dragged and I sagged and my spirits were low, as low as I thought that they ever could go, when I heard a Boom-Bah! And a Diddle-dee-Dill! And our Butter-Up Band marched up over the Hill!” (Seuss 30). And here you have even my rhyming. Rhyming helps link everyone to the book, as it allows more people to enjoy it. Allowing the message to be shared more

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