Which statement best explains how hyperbole affects meaning in “afternoon in school – the last lesson”?
a: it reinforces the idea that the speaker does not like his students.
b: it shows how much the students resent the speaker's indifference.
c: it develops the idea that teaching is a challenging, yet rewarding profession.
d: it creates a humorous and lighthearted picture of the speaker.

The correct answer is D.

The teacher clearly dislikes his students; he describes their work as slovenly and says that he is sick and tired of dealing with them. 

He explains that he will not take the last of his energy and waste it on them, since they are so indifferent. While he does not like them, he does not yet hate them. He says if he were to give them the last of his energy, however, he would end up hating them. For now, though, he just dislikes them and waits for the bell.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

dependent clause!

example: "before the food gets cold"