# Z. Z. Jackson explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ring Lardner.

## What happens

A short, rhyming advertisement for Z. Z. Jackson, a shirt maker in Chicago, encouraging readers to visit Michigan Boulevard for an outfit that makes them look good easily.

## Key lines

> You haven’t no right to look cheesey When you can look good very easy Providing that you’ll Go to Michigan Boul. And purchase an outfit from Z. Z.

You have no excuse for looking shabby when you can easily look great by buying an outfit from Z. Z. Jackson on Michigan Boulevard.

_The ad uses colloquial language and rhyme to promote the shirt maker's business._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/z-z-jackson
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