Which of the following excerpts contains an example of literal language?
group of answer choices
he heard a noise as faint as that of a wasp walking on a window-pane.

he sat back on his tail and hind legs like a little kangaroo.

they took him into the house, and a big man picked him up between his finger and thumb, and said he was not dead but half choked.

darzee was a feather-brained little fellow who could never hold more than one idea at a time in his head.

Answer:

(C) They took him into the house, and a big man picked him up between his finger and thumb, and said he was not dead but half choked.

This statement contains an example of literal language.

Explanation:

Literal language means when one uses the exact words as per the meanings or the definition. It is different from figurative language where the meaning is conveyed different from its actual one.

The most basic meaning used in our everyday life is used in case of Literal language. For example: I have a pen. The board is white. So, option C is correct. Other options A, B and D are using metaphors like as faint as, and feather-brained, like little kangaroo. We do not speak like this in our daily life.

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)