"a valentine"
by edgar allan poe

1. for her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes,
2. brightly expressive as the twins of leda,
3. shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies
4. upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.
5. search narrowly the lines! -they hold a treasure
6. divine-a talisman-an amulet
7. that must be worn at heart. search well the measure-
8. the words-the syllables! do not forget
9. the trivialest point, or you may lose your labor
10. and yet there is in this no gordian knot
11. which one might not undo without a sabre,
12. if one could merely comprehend the plot.
13. enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering
14. eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus
15. three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing
16. of poets, by poets-as the name is a poet's, too,
17. its letters, although naturally lying
18. like the knight pinto-mendez ferdinando-
19. still form a synonym for truth-cease trying!
20. you will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.
what is the best description of a gordian knot in lines 10 and 11?

The best description of a Gordian knot in lines 10 and 11, means that eventhough a poem could be difficult to understand ( as undoing a gordian knot) every reader must interpret it easily, paying attention to every line or merely  comprehending the plot.

it's like watching a fable, it's not really about the animals but rather it has a meaning that is understood by us and that is implicit, not explicitly said. implicit ideas are common and are used in almost all works of art, from writing to painting to sculpting.

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)