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“spring morning” by a. e. houseman
star and coronal and bell
april underfoot renews,
and the hope of man as well
flowers among the morning dews.
now the old come out to look,
winter past and winter's pains.
how the sky in pool and brook
glitters on the grassy plains.
easily the gentle air
wafts the turning season on;
things to comfort them are there,
though 'tis true the best are gone.
now the scorned unlucky lad
rousing from his pillow gnawn
mans his heart and deep and glad
drinks the valiant air of dawn.
half the night he longed to die,
now are sown on hill and plain
pleasures worth his while to try
ere he longs to die again.
blue the sky from east to west
arches, and the world is wide,
though the girl he loves the best
rouses from another's side.
1.) in the first stanza, the metaphor best supports the theme of
a.) rebirth (my answer)
b.) injustice
c.) love
d.) identity
e.) fate
2.) which textual detail from the poem is an example of imagery?
a.) "and the hope of man as well"
b.) "things to comfort them are there"
c.) "rousing from his pillow gnawn" (my answer)
d.) "mans his heart and deep and glad"
e.) "though the girl he loves the best"
3.) considering the imagery and word choice of this poem, the poet's style is best described as
a.) academic and complex
b.) ambiguous and philosophical (my answer)
c.) elegant and understated
d.) rustic and accessible
e.) righteous and sarcastic

1. A

2. C

3. B

Explanation:

That's what i think, but im not 100 percent sure!

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)

merry christmas to you, too. may god be with you all in doing your work and just living a great life in general! < 3